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The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue
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by John Griffith Armstrong


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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. 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 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 a compelling 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.

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  • Title The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue
  • Author John Griffith Armstrong
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780774808903 / 077480890X
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.58 x 0.89 in (22.91 x 16.71 x 2.26 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002437145
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.457

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  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2003, Page 101

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John Griffith Armstrong, now retired, taught history at the Royal Military College of Canada.

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