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Fifteen A Home Away from Home
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Peter J. Usher
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xvii
-
Father and Son
- September 1939 3
- Preston 15
- Enlistment 25
- Toronto 35
- Regina 49
- Mossbank 63
- Rivers 75
- Montreal 83
- Debert 91
-
Discoveries
- The North Atlantic 101
- The Blitz 109
- England 117
- Operational Training 127
- A Canadian’s Estimate of England 141
- A Home Away from Home 153
- Preparing for Battle 165
-
Night Bombing
- Bomber Command 175
- Initiation 185
- Confidence Affirmed 199
- The Four Horsemen 207
- Confidence Tested 213
- A Brotherhood Lost 225
- Action and Inaction 233
- Questions and Doubts 247
- Winding Down 257
-
Holding the Line
- New Ideas 267
- December Doldrums 279
- New Directions 295
- 28 January 1942 309
-
Failed to Return
- Requiem 323
- Holland 339
- Epilogue 355
- Notes on Sources 361
- Notes 373
- Index 385
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xvii
-
Father and Son
- September 1939 3
- Preston 15
- Enlistment 25
- Toronto 35
- Regina 49
- Mossbank 63
- Rivers 75
- Montreal 83
- Debert 91
-
Discoveries
- The North Atlantic 101
- The Blitz 109
- England 117
- Operational Training 127
- A Canadian’s Estimate of England 141
- A Home Away from Home 153
- Preparing for Battle 165
-
Night Bombing
- Bomber Command 175
- Initiation 185
- Confidence Affirmed 199
- The Four Horsemen 207
- Confidence Tested 213
- A Brotherhood Lost 225
- Action and Inaction 233
- Questions and Doubts 247
- Winding Down 257
-
Holding the Line
- New Ideas 267
- December Doldrums 279
- New Directions 295
- 28 January 1942 309
-
Failed to Return
- Requiem 323
- Holland 339
- Epilogue 355
- Notes on Sources 361
- Notes 373
- Index 385