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Autore |
Mayne Richard O (Richard Oliver), <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Betrayed : scandal, politics, and Canadian naval leadership / / Richard O. Mayne |
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Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-74128-4 |
9786612741289 |
0-7748-5533-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xii, 279 p. : ill., ports |
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Collana |
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Studies in Canadian military history ; ; 12 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Admirals - Dismissal of - Canada - History - 20th century |
Civil-military relations - Canada - History - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, Canadian |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references: p. ([261]-266) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Game and Its Players -- Confused Seas -- Equal Privileges for Greater Sacrifices -- The Strange Interpretation -- Trying to Keep Afloat -- Informers, Collaborators, and Promise Breakers -- A Loaded Investigation -- Covering Up the Conspiracy -- Afterword: Game's End and the Final Score -- Appendices -- Senior Appointments, Royal Canadian Navy, 1939-45 -- Naval Service Headquarters Organizational Charts -- Official and Unofficial Command Arrangements, 1942-43 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In January 1944, Vice Admiral Percy Walker Nelles was fired from his position as head of the Royal Canadian Navy. Betrayed reveals the true story behind the dismissal: a divisive power struggle between two elite groups within the RCN pitted the navy's regular officers against a small group of self-appointed spokesmen for the voluntary naval reserve. Threats of public scandal, mass insurrection, and political intimidation caused one of the worst breakdowns in Canadian civil-military relations, revealing complex aspects of military professionalism and leadership. This fascinating investigation into the machinations of a divided navy tackles important questions of military professionalism, |
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leadership, and identity. Betrayed will appeal to readers interested in military history and security studies, political science, and sociology. |
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