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Guardian of the Gulf : Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars /
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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| Language: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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
- Illustration CreditsIndex
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Illustrations