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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
By Bacon, John U.
- ISBN
- 9780062666536 9780062666550
- Publisher
- Morrow
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Reviewed on November 15, 2017 | Social Sciences
Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1917, was a major stopping place and reshipment point for war supplies shipped to Europe. Thousands of ships carrying war material passed safely through the harbor on their way to France and Great Britain. On December 6, 1917, two cargo ships collided in the narrow channel that connects the harbor basin to the Atlantic. One ship, the Mont-Blanc, was he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
