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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... gone sick . I was mildly amused at his obvious suspicion that there might be some slight stench of fraud about the whole project , and left to pack , delighted . The following day we went to the railway station and caught the train for ...
... gone into the officers ' mess on the 17th , ostensibly to replace some burned - out bulbs . This was his standard gambit . He invented trouble calls from any part of the station he wished to visit , then persuaded Mr. Whipple that there ...
... gone through and we were on our way again , Strecker explained that they had deliberately made a nuisance of themselves in the Adjutant's office a few days earlier , so much so that the Adjutant had taken himself off for a cup of coffee ...
... gone - it " punching on the arms , until the conductor hollered " Board " , at which time Randall was hoisted onto the lowest step of the vestibule , where he turned and faced his sorrowing , loyal buddies , and , as the train began to ...
... gone altogether too well . If this girl was so nice , how was it that Cameron was giving her up so freely practically forcing her on me ? Again , if she was such a catch , how was it that I could find her available on short notice on a ...
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