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A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two
Murray Peden
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Description for A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two
paperback.
One of the finest war memoirs ever written.
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 ... Read more
One of the finest war memoirs ever written.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
Number of Pages
490
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781550024548
SKU
V9781550024548
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Ref
99-15
About Murray Peden
Murray Peden was the first Chairman of the Manitoba Securities Commission. A bestselling author, his articles have appeared in aviation magazines and newspapers in Canada, England, and the United States. He was a bomber pilot in World War II, and his autobiography has been hailed as one of the finest war memoirs ever written. In 2017, Peden was awarded France’s ... Read more
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