Betrayed : Scandal, Politics, and Canadian Naval Leadership.
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TextSeries: Studies in Canadian Military History SeriesPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (294 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780774855334
- Nelles, Percy Walker, -- 1892-1951 -- Military leadership
- Canada. -- Royal Canadian Navy -- Reserves -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century
- Admirals -- Dismissal of -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- Civil-military relations -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Canadian
- 359.3/3041097109044
- V64.C22 -- M39 2006eb
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Game and Its Players -- 1 Confused Seas -- 2 Equal Privileges for Greater Sacrifices -- 3 The Strange Interpretation -- 4 Trying to Keep Afloat -- 5 Informers, Collaborators, and Promise Breakers -- 6 A Loaded Investigation -- 7 Covering Up the Conspiracy -- Afterword: Game's End and the Final Score -- Appendix A: Senior Appointments: Royal Canadian Navy, 1939-45 -- Appendix B: Naval Service Headquarters Organizational Charts -- Appendix C: Official and Unofficial Command Arrangements, 1942-43 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.
This fascinating investigation into the machinations of a divided navy tackles important questions of military professionalism, leadership, and identity.
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