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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... pulled out smartly and without warning after only ten minutes . I almost caught up , pelting down the tracks only a few yards behind the train ; then it pulled away . I had abandoned hope , although still running furiously , when someone ...
... pulling and pushing and cries of " One , and Two , and One and Two " . Perspir- ing copiously in his heavy underwear ... pulled up opposite the guard - house , and we began to disembark under the eyes of the Service Police just inside ...
... pulled into Brandon I got another insight into my friends ' characters . I glanced at the platform just as we were ... pulling their kitbags off the overhead racks . " What's the matter with you characters ? " I asked . " We got passes ...
... pulled up beside us and invited us to join them . We piled in , no questions asked . We all introduced ourselves , and away we went for a drive . After 15 or 20 minutes , I brought up the topic of our 10:30 PM deadline , making pointed ...
... pulled the Anson up vertically into a heart - stopping stall turn . I gripped the stanchion beside the navigator's table in a stranglehold and simultane- ously suffered a traffic tie - up in the throat as my heart and stomach both ...
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