Tracy, (John) Nicholas

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TRACY, (John) Nicholas

TRACY, (John) Nicholas. Canadian, b. 1944. Genres: Military/Defense/ Arms control, Travel/Exploration, History. Career: Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, research associate in political science, 1973; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, research associate in political science, 1974-79; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, assistant professor of history, 1981, 1983, adjunct professor, 1993-; St. Thomas University, Fredericton, assistant professor of history, 1982; National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, associate professor and senior visiting fellow, 1984-86; free-lance researcher and writer, 1987-. Publications: Navies, Deterrence, and American Independence, 1988; (ed.) Brian Tunstall, Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail: The Evolution of Fighting Tactics, 1680-1815, 1990; Attack on Maritime Trade, 1991; A Cruising Guide to the Bay of Fundy and the St. John River Including Passamoquoddy Bay and the Southwestern Shore of Nova Scotia, 1992; Canada's Naval Strategy: Rooted in Experience, 1995; Manila Ransomed: The British Expedition to the Philippines in the Seven Years War, 1995; The Collective Naval Defence of the Empire: 1900 to 1940, 1997; The Naval Chronicle, Consolidated Edition, 5 vols., 1998-99. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 239 George St., Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 1J4. Online address: [email protected]

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