Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 3
6. “A Good Airman Is Worth a Battalion of Infantry”:1 Aviator Recruiting and Selection, 1914-45 17
7. Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten: Aircrew Training, 1914-45 41
8. A Predisposition to Cowardice? Aviation Psychology, 1914-45 61
9. What’s in a Name? The RAF and “Lack of Moral Fibre” 81
10. Conserving the Cream of the Crop: The RCAF and “Lack of Moral Fibre” 103
11. None for All and One for One: The Canadian Manpower Crisis 131
12. Conclusion 145
13. Bomber Command Psychological Casualties 155
14. Selected Statistics of the Special Cases Committee RCAF “R” Depot 159
15. RCAF Aircrew NP Ratios in Bomber Command, 1944-45 161
16. Notes 163
17. Bibliographical Essay 213
18. Bibliography 221
19. Index 235