The Great Halifax Explosion Russian History and slip-trailing

and slip-trailing

World War 1

The result is a magisterial reinterpretation of the place of the Great War in modern history

The circulation of confusing or lofty rationales for intervention began as soon as President Woodrow Wilson secured a war declaration in April 1917

When the whole of Europe went to war in 1914

The Great Halifax Explosion Russian History and slip-trailingDescription by John U. Bacon Paperback After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2. 9 kilotons of TNTthe most powerful explosion ever visited on a human