The Book Prize Index

Haida

William Sclater

An action-packed account of the Canadian warship HMCS Haida, from her commissioning in 1943 to her return to Halifax for a refit late in 1944, during which time she sunk more than a dozen German ships, including two destroyers and a U-boat.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · medium confidenceSociety & Culture81 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureOpen Library: World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, canadian -> Memoir & AutobiographyOpen Library: Canadian Personal narratives -> Memoir & AutobiographyEssays & Cultural Criticism

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Governor General's Literary Awards: English-language Non-fictionMajor1947Co-winnerSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • HMCS Haida38%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Halifax62%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    25 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.