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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... Pilot in World War Two Murray Peden. SHALL FALL THE TRUE STORY OF A CANADIAN BOMBER PILOT IN WORLD WAR TWO HOBU MURRAY PEDEN AUTHOR OF FALL OF AN ARROW The author , newly commissioned ( 1942 ) . SHALL. A THOUSAND Front Cover.
... my guard and take a drink . The bus pulled up opposite the guard - house , and we began to disembark under the eyes of the Service Police just inside . As I was stepping down from the front of the bus , striving 8 A Thousand Shall Fall.
... front of the bus , striving earnestly to display the absolute ultimate in sang - froid , I missed the last step , lost my balance and fell ignominiously on my face in the drifted snow . Strecker and Robbie loudly made light of this ...
... front of it , marched Flying Officer Coghill , leading the station mascot , a huge Newfoundland dog with a head like a hassock . Every once in a while the dog would get bored with the straight - line progress and decide to scout around ...
... front of their wedge caps . We were very proud of our white flashes . Subsequently some of us experienced a slight loss of self confidence when it came out that the ground crew , in a move designed to handicap potential competition ...
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