A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War TwoDundurn, 1 de jan. de 2003 - 490 páginas During World War II, Canada trained tens of thousands of airmen under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Those selected for Bomber Command operations went on to rain devastation upon the Third Reich in the great air battles over Europe, but their losses were high. German fighters and anti-aircraft guns took a terrifying toll. The chances of surviving a tour of duty as a bomber crew were almost nil. Murray Peden's story of his training in Canada and England, and his crew's operations on Stirlings and Flying Fortresses with 214 Squadron, has been hailed as a classic of war literature. It is a fine blend of the excitement, humour, and tragedy of that eventful era. |
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... appearing of several recently released books on aviation subjects in response to this revived interest . Among the best of these is Murray Peden's " A Thousand Shall Fall . " This is an unusually entertaining and factual account of the ...
... appeared for a few minutes into one of the side offices . A Leading Aircraftsman ( LAC ) the Air Force equivalent of the lowly Lance- Corporal entered the arena and called us to attention in a businesslike tone . He then told us to drop ...
... appeared . At the other end , of course , admission was secured by the brusque recital that Mr. Whipple had sent them to check out a trouble call . On this occasion Strecker marched into the officers ' mess kitchen , changed one or two ...
... appearance , part way through it , of the Orderly Officer , and his invariable shout : " Any complaints ? " This day the ordained query brought a great cheer in response . Three days later Strecker and Robbie showed up . Since their ...
... appeared , and we received an inspection that would be described as pitiless even by the most chari- table . We then marched , frequently in the howling March blizzards for which Edmonton is notorious , half a mile to the Normal School ...
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