The Halifax explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy : inquiry and intrigue /

The Halifax Explosion of 1917 is a defining event in the Canadian consciousness, yet it has never been the subject of a sustained analytical history. Astonishingly, until now no one has consulted the large federal government archives that contain first-hand accounts of the disaster and the response...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Armstrong, John Griffith, 1942-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2002.
Collection:Studies in Canadian military history ; 1.
Sujets:
Canada. > Royal Canadian Navy > History > 20th century.
Canada. > Royal Canadian Navy > History.
Canada. > Marine royale > Histoire.
Canada. > Royal Canadian Navy
1900-1999
Explosions > Nova Scotia > Halifax > History > 20th century.
Explosions > Nova Scotia > Halifax.
Explosions > Nouvelle-Écosse > Halifax.
Explosions > Nouvelle-Écosse > Halifax > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Explosions
Seehafen
Schiffskollision
Explosion
Explosies.
Zeemacht.
Geschichte 1917.
Halifax (N.S.) > History > 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) > History > Explosion, 1917.
Nova Scotia > Halifax
Halifax (N.S.)
Electronic books.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : through sailors' eyes
  • The RCN in Halifax: December 1917
  • Towards the unthinkable
  • Halifax tide
  • Through the grim day
  • Reaction and recovery
  • Of sailors, lawyers, goats, and newspapers
  • Goats to the slaughter
  • Covering the tracks.

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