A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two - Softcover

Peden, Murray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155002454X ISBN 13: 9781550024548

Publisher: Dundurn, 2003

Synopsis

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 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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About the Author

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 Legion of Honour, as a member of the aircrew who flew supplies to the French Forces of the Resistance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dundurn
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155002454X
• ISBN 13: 9781550024548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490