Robert W. Mackay

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Robert W. Mackay is an award-winning author, former naval officer, submariner, teacher, and lawyer. He writes historical fiction with the backdrop of Canada’s armed forces and a newsletter, Forces With History, which comes out every two weeks.

Robert was born in Vancouver and lives in BC. He takes great pride in contributing to Canadians’ knowledge of their military heritage, and is happy to do speaking engagements on related topics.

Terror On The Alert

Winner of the Silver Medal for Military/Wartime Fiction at the 2015 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards

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Soldier Of The Horse

Winner of the Gold Medal for Military/Wartime Fiction at the 2012 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards.

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Recent Posts

  • Review: The Imjin and Kapyong Battles
    Jan 06, 2023

    The Imjin and Kapyong Battles: Korea, 1951, by S. P. MacKenzie I reviewed this excellent…

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  • The Road to Hong Kong in 1941
    Nov 07, 2022

    The ships that carried the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada to Hong…

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  • Canada’s Forgotten War: Korea, 1950-53
    Jun 19, 2022

    That’s the title of a PowerPoint presentation I made to the University Women’s Club of…

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“A lovingly crafted account of such a time—a tour de histoire, if you will—above all, a heartfelt requiem for an entire rank. . . Read More

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“. . .the best writing I’ve read in yeeeears! I wasn’t just reading about Ted on a submarine adventure, I was right there experiencing it with him!. . . Read More

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“Somewhere between Hunt for Red October and The Secret Sharer lies the British submarine ALERT and . . .
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From saddles and spurs to periscopes and north-seekers, Robert W. Mackay is an avid military, naval and wartime writer.

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E: robert@robertwmackay.ca

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