The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism

The Great Halifax Explosion

A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism

By
John U. Bacon
John U. Bacon
2017 • 418 pages

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