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Wartime Halifax
William D. Naftel
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Description for Wartime Halifax
Paperback. In 1939, Halifax quickly became the country's centre of war activity when Canada declared war on Germany. With its vital naval base and its key role in getting supplies to Great Britain, the city was on a wartime footing for seven long years. Blackouts, enemy ships just offshore, and worries about raids and attacks were part of daily life. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour & b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 698.
In 1939, Halifax quickly became the country's centre of war activity when Canada declared war on Germany. With its vital naval base and its key role in getting supplies to Great Britain, the city was on a wartime footing for seven long years. Blackouts, enemy ships just offshore, and worries about raids and attacks were part of daily life. So were thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and merchant seamen who passed through on their way to or from Europe. Wartime Halifax is a visual history of this period. William Naftel has found a treasure trove of archival photos showing ... Read more
In 1939, Halifax quickly became the country's centre of war activity when Canada declared war on Germany. With its vital naval base and its key role in getting supplies to Great Britain, the city was on a wartime footing for seven long years. Blackouts, enemy ships just offshore, and worries about raids and attacks were part of daily life. So were thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and merchant seamen who passed through on their way to or from Europe. Wartime Halifax is a visual history of this period. William Naftel has found a treasure trove of archival photos showing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Formac Publishing,Canada Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Halifax, Canada
ISBN
9780887808357
SKU
V9780887808357
Shipping Time
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About William D. Naftel
WILLIAM D. NAFTEL was a historian and regional manager with Parks Canada for thirty years, in Ottawa and Nova Scotia. He is the author of Halifax at War, winner of the "Dartmouth Book Award" for non-fiction and the "Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing". He lives in Halifax.
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