Roger Sarty
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Roger Sarty is among Canada's leading historians, specializing in the history of Canada's Navy and coastal defence.
in 1965. Sarty entered the University of Toronto
, where he received his bachelor of arts
degree in history. Going on to do graduate work, he earned a masters degree in history at Duke University
, then returned to the University of Toronto where he received his Ph.D.
in 1985 with a thesis entitled "Silent sentry: a military and political history of Canadian coast defence, 1860-1945".
in Ottawa.
In 2004 Sarty was appointed to a teaching position as a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University
.
In 2005, he was additionally named chairman of the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century, an association based in Calgary
. In 2007, he also became editor of The Northern Mariner
, published by the Canadian Nautical Research Society
in association with the North American Society for Oceanic History
.
Early life and education
Sarty was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving to TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 1965. Sarty entered the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, where he received his bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in history. Going on to do graduate work, he earned a masters degree in history at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, then returned to the University of Toronto where he received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1985 with a thesis entitled "Silent sentry: a military and political history of Canadian coast defence, 1860-1945".
Career
Prior to 2004, Sarty was an important researcher involved with the Canadian War MuseumCanadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent...
in Ottawa.
In 2004 Sarty was appointed to a teaching position as a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....
.
In 2005, he was additionally named chairman of the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century, an association based in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
. In 2007, he also became editor of The Northern Mariner
Northern Mariner
The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord is a fully refereed, quarterly publication of the Canadian Nautical Research Society/Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique, in association with the North American Society for Oceanic History, and is devoted to the study of maritime affairs and the...
, published by the Canadian Nautical Research Society
Canadian Nautical Research Society
The The Canadian Nautical Research Society / Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique was originally established as the Canadian Society for the Promotion of Nautical Research, then incorporated 25 October 1984 under its current name and achieved the status of a registered charity shortly...
in association with the North American Society for Oceanic History
North American Society for Oceanic History
The North American Society for Oceanic History is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history...
.
Published works
- Halifax and the defence of Canada, 1906–1919, Papers of the Canadian Historical Association, 1981
- There will be trouble in the north Pacific : the defence of British Columbia, 1906–1922, Papers of the Canadian Historical Association, 1983.
- Coast Artillery 1815-1914, Alexandria Bay, N.Y.; Bloomfield, Ont.: Museum Restoration Service, 1988.
- Tin-Pots and Pirate Ships: Canadian Naval Forces and German Sea Raiders, 1880–1918, with Michael L. Hadley. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.
- The Maritime Defence of Canada, Toronto: Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 1996.
- Canada and the Battle of the Atlantic, Montreal: Art global, 1998.
- "Entirely in the hands of the friendly neighbour": the Canadian Armed Forces and the defence of the Pacific Coast, 1909–1939, Occasional paper series (Pacific and Maritime Strategic Studies Group.
- Guardian of the Gulf : Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic wars, Brian Tennyson and Roger Sarty. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000
- The battle of the Atlantic: the Royal Canadian Navy's greatest campaign, 1939–1945, Ottawa: CEF Books, 2001.
- Saint John fortifications, 1630-1956 Roger Sarty and Doug Knight. Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions, 2003.
- No higher purpose:, W.A.B. Douglas, Roger Sarty, Michael Whitby with Robert H. Caldwell, William Johnston, William G.P. Rawling. Volume Two, Part 1. St. Catharines, Ont.: Vanwell Pub., 2002.
- A Blue Water Navy: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War 1943-1945, W.A.B. Douglas, Roger Sarty, Michael Whitby with Robert H. Caldwell, William Johnston, William G.P. Rawling. Volume Two, Part 2. St. Catharines, Ont.: Vanwell Publishing, 2007.