This is a well researched study, and recognized as such, by the North American Society for Oceanic History. The author, Canadian Historian Dr. Barry Gough, is a recognized authority on Imperial and Commonwealth history; as well as the British Navy's Imperial role in the Northwest Pacific and beyond. In this work, he makes an analysis of naval history in the Pacific Northwest as well as the global and historical context that shaped the history of the Juan de Fuca Strait. See publisher's information on the back-cover (image 3), and table of contents page (image 5). Book also includes an extensive bibliography (image 12).
