Sailors, Slackers, and Blind Pigs - Halifax at War by Stephen Kimber - 2003

Anchor, 2003. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Anchor Canada. Near Fine. 2003. Softcover. 0385259948 . Tight crisp unmarked book; 8 X 5 X 1 inches; 352 pages .

Toronto: Anchor Canada., 2003 Trade paperback. 342 pp. Photographs, bibliography, index. Minor shelfwear to covers. Near Fine.

Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs. Halifax At War. Kimber, Stephen Published by Anchor Canada, Toronto, 2003. 342 pp. Photographs, maps, bibliography, index. Minor shelf wear to covers; small remainder mark, no interior markings, tears, folds etc; very light toning. The untold story of how war transformed the city of Halifax. during the Second World War by the influx of military and civilian personnel serving the war effort. Poorly governed and corrupt, the city erupted at the end of the war in Europe in the infamous V-E Day riots of May 1945. Halifax was the only Canadian city directly caught up in the drama, danger, death, and disaster of our last "good" war. Through the eyes and experiences of the people who lived it -- sailors, slackers (civilians), prohibitionists, spies, profiteers, and just plain local folk -- Stephen Kimber brings this extraordinary period of history to life. From an initial outpouring of imperial patriotism and local paternalism to the final Bacchanalian orgy of booze,… Read More

A tight and unmarked copy-" The untold story of how the war transformed the city of Halifax. Stephen Kimber recreates life in Halifax during the Second World War, a city transformed by the influx of military and civilian personnel serving the war effort. Poorly governed and corrupt, the city erupted at the end of the war in Europe in the infamous V-E Day riots of May 1945. Halifax was the only Canadian city directly caught up in the drama, danger, death, and disaster of our last good war. Through the eyes and experiences of the people who lived it -- sailors, slackers (civilians), prohibitionists, spies, profiteers, and just plain local folk -- Stephen Kimber brings this extraordinary period of history to life. From an initial outpouring of imperial patriotism and local paternalism to the final Bacchanalian orgy of booze, looting, dancing in the streets, public fornication, and general mayhem, this is the true, untold story of how a city changed a war, and war changed a city. Drawing on primary… Read More

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Anchor, 2003-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!