Betrayed: Scandal, Politics, and Canadian Naval Leadership (Studies in Canadian Military History)
By: Richard O. Mayne (author)HardbackUp to 2 WeeksUsually despatched within 2 weeks
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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.About Author
Richard O. Mayne is a historian with the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History and Heritage in Ottawa.Contents
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 Appendices Notes Bibliography IndexProduct Details
- publication date: 21/11/2006
- ISBN13: 9780774812955
- Format: Hardback
- Number Of Pages: 296
- ID: 9780774812955
- weight: 560
- ISBN10: 0774812958
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