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Under The Maple Leaf: The Remarkable Story of Four Canadian Volunteers who Flew with Bomber Command During the Second World War
Ken Cothliff
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Description for Under The Maple Leaf: The Remarkable Story of Four Canadian Volunteers who Flew with Bomber Command During the Second World War
Hardcover. The Canadian contribution to the Second World War bombing campaign, from the first days to the last, proved instrumental in securing the defeat of Nazism. Historian Ken Cothliff has pieced together the extraordinary stories of four Canadian volunteers who chose to fly Under the Maple Leaf and play their part in the eventual victory over tyranny. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 90. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
The Canadian contribution to the Second World War Allied bombing campaign, from the first days of the war to the last, proved instrumental in securing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Author and historian Ken Cothliff has pieced together the extraordinary stories of four Canadian volunteers who chose to fly 'Under the Maple Leaf'. There was no mandatory conscription in Canada. They chose to serve their country and the British Commonwealth in it's time of greatest need, and the choice was theirs and theirs alone. Reg Lane joined Bomber Command relatively early and was in action by ... Read more
The Canadian contribution to the Second World War Allied bombing campaign, from the first days of the war to the last, proved instrumental in securing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Author and historian Ken Cothliff has pieced together the extraordinary stories of four Canadian volunteers who chose to fly 'Under the Maple Leaf'. There was no mandatory conscription in Canada. They chose to serve their country and the British Commonwealth in it's time of greatest need, and the choice was theirs and theirs alone. Reg Lane joined Bomber Command relatively early and was in action by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fighting High Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
654g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993212918
SKU
V9780993212918
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Ref
99-2
About Ken Cothliff
Liverpudlian adoptee, Ken Cothliff, found about his birth father, a Canadian airman killed in the Second World War, after the adoption laws changed in Britain in 1977. An aviation enthusiast since childhood days, he made it his mission to find out all about his father, from which came the idea for this book. He has been involved in organising several ... Read more
Reviews for Under The Maple Leaf: The Remarkable Story of Four Canadian Volunteers who Flew with Bomber Command During the Second World War
This is a must read for anyone hoping to gain a real insight into the lives of the unsung heroes of the Allied bomber fleets.
History of War Magazine 17/02/2016
History of War Magazine 17/02/2016