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The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy

Inquiry and Intrigue

The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy( )
Author: Armstrong, John Griffith
Series title:Studies in Canadian Military History Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7748-0890-3
Publication Date:May 2002
Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $105.00
Book Description:

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 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...
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Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: History / Military / Canada
Technology & Engineering / Explosives & Pyrotechnics
History / Canada / Provincial, Territorial & Local / Atlantic Provinces (Nb, Nl, Ns, Pe)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.98 x 9.02 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:1.144 Pounds



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