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"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. Astonishngly, until now no one has consulted the large federal government archives that contain firsthand accounts of the disaster and the response of national authorities.".
"Canada's recently established navy was at the epicentre of the crisis. Armstrong reveals the navy's compelling, and little-known, story by carefully retracing the events preceding the disaster and the role of the military in its aftermath. He catches the pulse of disaster response in official Ottawa and provides an analysis of the legal manoeuvres, rhetoric, blunders, public controversy, and crisis management that ensued.
His disturbing conclusion is that federal officials knew of potential dangers in the harbour before the explosion, took no corrective action, and kept the information from the public. As a result, a Halifax naval officer was made a scapegoat and the navy received lasting, and mostly undeserved, vilification." "This is a compelling read not only for military and naval devotees but for anyone who wants to understand one of the events that shaped Canada in the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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Canada, Canada. Marine royale, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Explosions, Halifax (N.S.), Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917, Histoire, History, Schiffskollision, World War I., Explosion, HISTORY, Geschichte 1917, Zeemacht, Seehafen, Military, Explosies, Canada, royal canadian navy, Nova scotia, history, Halifax (n.s.), historyPlaces
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The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue (Studies in Canadian Military History, 1)
July 2003, University of British Columbia Press
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The Halifax explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: inquiry and intrigue
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Includes bibliographical references: p. 237-238.
Includes index.
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