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Old 07-22-2018, 04:42 PM   #27355
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Originally Posted by orlok View Post
I'm reading The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon, August's choice for the New Leaf Book Club. How have I never heard of this event before? It is a remarkable retelling of a boat crammed with various explosive materials which blew up in Halifax harbour in 1917. To say it was a catastrophic event is to play it down, like saying a tornado is just a strong breeze. Painstakingly researched and well told, I am riveted.
I'm also currently reading The Great Halifax Explosion, along with the 9th book in the Leary/Mundie RCN chronicles by David Drake. Those I've been binge reading, but mostly as audio books. More Space Opera than MilSF, but really somewhere in between. And definitely an homage to the Aubrey/Maturin series from Patrick O'Brian. Delightful reads, and so far no duds in the series at all.

As for The Great Halifax Explosion, I'll save discussion of that for the club, except to say that I'll second everything orlok said above.
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