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Betrayed : scandal, politics, and Canadian naval leadership / / Richard O. Mayne



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Autore: Mayne Richard O (Richard Oliver), <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Betrayed : scandal, politics, and Canadian naval leadership / / Richard O. Mayne Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: xii, 279 p. : ill., ports
Disciplina: 359.3/3041097109044
Soggetto topico: Admirals - Dismissal of - Canada - History - 20th century
Civil-military relations - Canada - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, Canadian
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references: p. ([261]-266) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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, leadership, and identity. Betrayed will appeal to readers interested in military history and security studies, political science, and sociology.
Titolo autorizzato: Betrayed  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-74128-4
9786612741289
0-7748-5533-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811389103321
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Serie: Studies in Canadian military history ; ; 12.