Open Gangway: The (Real) Story of the Halifax Navy Riot by Redman, Stanley R - 1985

Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada: Lancelot Press, 1985. Reprint Edition . Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near fine white color pictorial trade paperback. Light use, clean interior. (1985), 8vo, 167pp. [1], "The Halifax VE-Day riots, 7-8 May 1945 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia began as a celebration of the World War II Victory in Europe. This rapidly evolved into a rampage by several thousand servicemen, merchant seamen and civilians, who looted the City of Halifax. Although a subsequent Royal Commission chaired by Justice Roy Kellock blamed lax naval authority and specifically Rear-Admiral Leonard W. Murray, it is generally accepted that the underlying causes were a combination of bureaucratic confusion, insufficient policing, and antipathy between the military and civilians, fueled by the presence of 25,000 servicemen who had strained Halifax wartime resources to the limit." wikipedia