The Great Halifax Explosion - by John U Bacon (Paperback)

The Great Halifax Explosion is a gripping and emotionally investing journey into a community's great sadness and how it builds strength in times of unfathomable devastation.

This unforgettable story told by John U.

Bacon, a tick-tock account of fateful decisions that led to doom, the human faces of the blast's 11,000 casualties, and the equally moving individual stories of those who lived and selflessly threw themselves into urgent rescue work that saved thousands.

The shocking scale of the disaster stunned the world, dominating global headlines even amid the calamity of the First World War.

Hours after the blast, Boston sent trains and ships filled with doctors, medicine, and money.

The explosion would revolutionize pediatric medicine; transform U.S.-Canadian relations; and provide physicist J.

Robert Oppenheimer, who studied the Halifax explosion closely when developing the atomic bomb, with history's only real-world case study demonstrating the lethal power of a weapon of mass destruction.

This is a story with an enormous heart, told in an engaging style that makes extensive use of archive material, family histories, and newspaper accounts.

The Great Halifax Explosion is a must-read for anyone interested in history, human resilience, or the power of the human spirit in the face of tragedy.