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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12550761.
- catalog coverage "Halifax (N.S.) History 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog 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. 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "x, 248 p. :".
- catalog identifier "077480890X (acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0774808918 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in Canadian military history, 1499-6251 ; 1".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Vancouver : UBC Press,".
- catalog spatial "Halifax (N.S.) History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Nova Scotia Halifax".
- catalog subject "940.4/57 21".
- catalog subject "Canada. Royal Canadian Navy History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Explosions Nova Scotia Halifax History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "F1039.5.H17 A76 2002".
- catalog subject "Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "The Halifax explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy : inquiry and intrigue / John Griffith Armstrong.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".