The Halifax Explosion: Canada's Worst Disaster
by Ken Cuthbertson /
2017 / English / EPUB
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On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship
On December 6, 1917, the French munitions shipMont
Blanc
Mont
Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel
and the Norwegian war-relief vesselImo
Imo
collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident
sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion that was the largest
man-made blast prior to the 1945 dropping of the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima. Together with the killer tsunami that followed, the
explosion devastated the entire city in the wink of an eye
and instantly killed more than two thousand people.
collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident
sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion that was the largest
man-made blast prior to the 1945 dropping of the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima. Together with the killer tsunami that followed, the
explosion devastated the entire city in the wink of an eye
and instantly killed more than two thousand people.
While much has been written about the disaster, there is still
more to the story, including the investigation of the key figures
involved, the histories of the ships that collided and the
confluence of circumstances that brought these two vessels
together to touch off one of the most tragic man-made disasters
of the twentieth century.
While much has been written about the disaster, there is still
more to the story, including the investigation of the key figures
involved, the histories of the ships that collided and the
confluence of circumstances that brought these two vessels
together to touch off one of the most tragic man-made disasters
of the twentieth century.The Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion is a fresh, revealing account that
finally answers questions that have lingered for a century: Was
the explosion a disaster triggered by simple human error? Was it
caused by the negligence of the ships’ pilots or captains? Was it
the result of shortcomings in harbour practices and protocols? Or
was the blast—as many people at the time insisted—the result of
sabotage carried out by wartime German agents?
is a fresh, revealing account that
finally answers questions that have lingered for a century: Was
the explosion a disaster triggered by simple human error? Was it
caused by the negligence of the ships’ pilots or captains? Was it
the result of shortcomings in harbour practices and protocols? Or
was the blast—as many people at the time insisted—the result of
sabotage carried out by wartime German agents?
December 6, 2017, marks the centennial of the great Halifax
explosion.
December 6, 2017, marks the centennial of the great Halifax
explosion.The Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion tells the
gripping, as-yet untold story of Canada’s worst disaster—a
haunting tale of survival, incredible courage and, ultimately,
the triumph of the human spirit.
tells the
gripping, as-yet untold story of Canada’s worst disaster—a
haunting tale of survival, incredible courage and, ultimately,
the triumph of the human spirit.