CF Seeks "Co-Publisher" for Naval Reserve History Book

[The Bread Guy]

This, from MERX:

.... The Navy of the Department of National Defence (DND), has the requirement for co- publishing of a popular illustrated history of the Canadian Naval Reserve entitled Citizen Sailors:  Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve, 1910-2010 in separate English and French editions; hardbound publication with a cloth format and laminated paper dust jacket. It is intended as a companion volume to the already-available The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010: The Centennial Story / Le Service naval du Canada, 1910-2010 : Cent ans d'histoire (Dr Richard Gimblett, editor), co-published with Dundurn of Toronto in 2009 (short title – The Centennial History).  The Co-Publisher will be given an exclusive license for a period of 5 years. The period of the contract is from date of award to May 31, 2015; delivery by no later than Feb. 15, 2011; preferred delivery date is November 15, 2010 in order to take advantage of the Christmas season ....

Reference Number  PW-$$CW-020-50397
Solicitation Number W8482-104195/A

More information (authors, chapter titles, etc.) in attached Statement of Work (7 pg PDF), exclusive to Milnet.ca.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

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The Navy of the Department of National Defence (DND), has the requirement for co- publishing of a popular illustrated history of the Canadian Naval Reserve entitled Citizen Sailors:  Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve, 1910-2010 ...
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Well this ought to be a difficult book to write: Even though the Navy celebrates its centenary this year, Admiral Hose only created the Reserve in 1923! The Naval Reserve, or R.C.N.V.R as it was then known with its 3 Divisions and 9 Half-divisions, is only 87 years old.

 

[Journeyman]

The Naval Reserve.....is only 87 years old.

Hey, the "Hundred Years' War" actually spanned 116 years (1337-1453). Historians are more comforatable with round numbers; that's why they're historians and not mathematicians 


And for you kids reading this, 1337 =/=  "Leet" 

 

[Michael OLeary]

It's based on a time appreciation by the same guy who thought 1910 was "good enough" for the label Senior Service.    ;D

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Now Now Michael, we were given "senior service" status to shut us up. That's why we then became know also  as the "silent service".  ;D ;D ;D

 

[40below]

It's only a discrepancy of 13 years. Is there not a saying along the lines of "government work" and "close enough?"