Guardian of the Gulf : Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars /

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One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolves around the eastern seaport of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Guardian of the Gulf offers a vivid and long overdue account of Sydney harbour's role, and the importance of its coal deposits, in North Atlantic strategy and military operations from t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Tennyson, Brian (Autor), Sarty, Roger (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Temas:
DISCOUNT-C.
HISTORY / Military / Strategy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Outpost of Empire, 1696-1802
  • 2. War and Peace, 1802-1859
  • 3. Preparing for War, 1859-1867
  • 4. Coal and Steel, 1867-1914
  • 5. The Call to Arms, 1914-1916
  • 6. East Coast Port, 1916-1918
  • 7. Victory, 1918
  • 8. The Years of Neglect, 1919-1939
  • 9. Improvising Defences, 1939-1940
  • 10. Building Fortress Sydney, 1940-1941
  • 11. Battle of the St Lawrence, 1942
  • 12. Convoy Port, 1942-1943
  • 13. The End, 1943-1945
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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