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The town that died; the true story of the greatest manmade explosion before Hiroshima

On Thursday, December 6th 1917, a French freighter loaded with over 2,500 tons of high explosives collided with another vessel in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and caught fire. At exactly 9.06am she blew up. The explosions, which was seen and heard fifty-two miles away, unleashed a man-made destructive force unequalled in power until the first atomic bomb. It levelled the Halifax waterfront, wiped out a square mile of the city from the face of the earth and sent an enormous wave crashing over the piers to tear ocean-going ships from their moorings. The Town That Died tells in full the.

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  • "On Thursday, December 6th 1917, a French freighter loaded with over 2,500 tons of high explosives collided with another vessel in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and caught fire. At exactly 9.06am she blew up. The explosions, which was seen and heard fifty-two miles away, unleashed a man-made destructive force unequalled in power until the first atomic bomb. It levelled the Halifax waterfront, wiped out a square mile of the city from the face of the earth and sent an enormous wave crashing over the piers to tear ocean-going ships from their moorings. The Town That Died tells in full the."@en
  • "Reconstructs the events of December 6th, 1917 when a French freighter carrying tons of high explosives collided with another vessel in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia and exploded, demolishing the town."
  • "Reconstructs the events of December 6th, 1917 when a French freighter carrying tons of high explosives collided with another vessel in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia and exploded, demolishing the town."@en
  • "The Town That Died is a moving and detailed account of the greatest human-made explosion before Hiroshima- the terrible disaster known as the Halifax Explosion. It is the first documentary account, told from the personal experiences of survivors, to accurately chronicle the tragic events that led to the ill- fated collision between the Imo and the munitions-laden Mont Blanc in the harbour narrows- and the dreadful consequences. Michael J. Bird's passion for the truth, supported by his engaging style, makes The Town That Died a classic in the annals of human courage and suffering. -- Back cover."
  • "Account of the devastating explosion of the "Mont Blanc" in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia on Dec. 6, 1917."

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  • "The town that died; the true story of the greatest manmade explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The Town That Died the story of the world's greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The town that died"
  • "The town that died : a chronicle of the Halifax Explosion"
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  • "The true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The Town that Died. The true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. [The explosion at Halifax, Nova Scotia.]"@en
  • "The town that died : the true story of the greatest manmade explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The Town that died. The true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"
  • "The town that died; the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The town that died : the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"
  • "The town that died : the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "The town that died the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"@en
  • "Town that died"
  • "The town that died the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima"
  • "The town that died. The true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. [With plates, including portraits and an endpaper map.]"@en

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