When two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, on December 6, 1917, one of them was full of munitions for World War I. The ensuing explosion, aftershocks, and tsunami wrecked unbelievable devastation. It was the largest explosion in the world until the atomic bomb was detonated in World War II in 1945.
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ISBN:0805089454
ISBN:9780805089455
Physical Description:print xii, 145 p. : ill., maps.
Edition:1st ed. --
Publisher:New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-137) and index.