Betrayed : scandal, politics, and Canadian naval leadership / / Richard O. Mayne
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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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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-282-74128-4 |
| 9786612741289 | |
| 0-7748-5533-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811389103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in Canadian military history ; ; 12.