Guardian of the Gulf : Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars.

Guardian of the Gulf : Sydney, Cape Breton, and the Atlantic Wars.

A vivid and long overdue account of one of the great untold Canadian military stories: Sydney's importance as a major convoy port, a base in the hunt for German submarines, and an industrial centre producing critically important coal and steel.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tennyson, Brian
Other Authors: Sarty, Roger
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Strategic aspects of individual places
Sydney (N.S.) > History, Military.
Sydney (N.S.) > Strategic aspects.
Nova Scotia > Sydney
Military history
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Table of Contents:
  • Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Outpost of Empire, 1696-1802; 2. War and Peace, 1802-1859; 3. Preparing for War, 1859-1867; 4. Coal and Steel, 1867-1914; 5. The Call to Arms, 1914-1916; 6. East Coast Port, 1916-1918; 7. Victory, 1918; 8. The Years of Neglect, 1919-1939; 9. Improvising Defences, 1939-1940; 10. Building Fortress Sydney, 1940-1941; 11. Battle of the St Lawrence, 1942; 12. Convoy Port, 1942-1943; 13. The End, 1943-1945; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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