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It is a companion to William Naftel's double award-winning book Halifax at War published in 2008.About the Author William D. Naftel was a historian and regional manager with Parks Canada for thirty years, in Ottawa and Nova Scotia. He is the author of Halifax at War, winner of the Dartmouth Book Award for non-fiction and the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. He lives in Halifax.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49801025487121,"sku":"CIN0887808352G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0887808352.jpg?v=1751203093"},{"product_id":"age-of-sail-book-stanley-spicer-9780887806681","title":"The Age Of Sail","description":"... stunningly beautiful... gorgeously illustrated. 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