Flying Minnows Memoirs Of A World War One Fighter Pilot From Training In Canada To The Front Line 1917 1918

Author : Roger Vee
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 178331429X

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Flying Minnows: Memoirs of a World War One Fighter Pilot, from Training in Canada to the Front Line, 1917 - 1918 by Roger Vee Pdf

A Great War aviation classic, the recollections of Vivian Voss, writing under pseudonym Roger Vee, a Canadian pilot operating Bristol fighters with 48 and 88 Squadrons during 1917-18. The story of training in Canada is a particularly interesting aspect, and the action narrative when he reaches the Western Front, flying Bristol F2b Fighters is amongst the best first-hand accounts of the war in the air. One particular anecdote worth noting is when flying his Bristol he was chased by several Fokker DR1 triplanes. In a shallow dive trying to escape them, when he notices his Observer has stopped firing, looking back to see why, he observes that his Observer has ran out of ammunition, and is hurling empty Lewis gun drum magazines, and anything else not fixed down at the chasing German pilots!

Author : Roger VEE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:650249056

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Flying Minnows by Roger VEE Pdf

Author : Roger Vee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : LCCN:35023608

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Flying Minnows by Roger Vee Pdf

Beretter om luftoperationer under 1. verdenskrig

Author : Brian Douglas Tennyson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810888609

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Canada's Great War, 1914-1918 by Brian Douglas Tennyson Pdf

Canada’s Great War, 1914-1918: How Canada Helped Save the British Empire and Became a North American Nation describes the major role that Canada played in helping the British Empire win the greatest war in history—and, somewhat surprisingly, resulted in Canada’s closer integration not with the British Empire but with its continental neighbor, the United States. When Britain declared war against Germany and Austria-Hungary in August 1914, Canada was automatically committed as well because of its status as a Dominion in the British Empire. Despite not having a say in the matter, most Canadians enthusiastically embraced the war effort in order to defend the Empire and its values. In Canada’s Great War, 1914-1918, historian Brian Douglas Tennyson argues that Canada’s participation in the war weakened its relationship with Britain by stimulating a greater sense of Canadian identity, while at the same time bringing it much closer to the United States, especially after the latter entered the war. Their wartime cooperation strengthened their relationship, which had been delicate and often strained in the nineteenth century. This was reflected in the greater integration of their economies and the greater acceptance in Canada of American cultural products such as books, magazines, radio broadcasting and movies, and was symbolized by the astonishing American response to the Halifax explosion in December 1917. By the end of the war, Canadians were emerging as a North American people, no longer fearing close ties to the United States, even as they maintained their ties to the British Commonwealth. Canada’s Great War, 1914-1918 will interest not only Canadians unaware of how greatly their nation’s participation in the First World War reshaped its relationship with Britain and the United States, but also Americans unacquainted with the magnitude of Canada’s involvement in the war and how that contribution drew the two nations closer together.

Author : Angus Scully
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781772034226

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In Our Youth by Angus Scully Pdf

A fascinating, photo-rich exploration of early aviation in Canada, told through the backstories of pilots who flew, fought, and risked their lives in the First World War, through the interwar period, and beyond. In Our Youth explores the lives of thirty-two young Canadian military and civilian flyers, viewed through the medium of archival photography. All of these young men were pilots in the First World War, a time when flying was pure adventure and danger. Some of them were from humble origins, some from elite families, some became heroes, one was cowardly, and most have now faded from our attention. However, all embraced the romance of flight and the danger of war. Although much of the book is focused on military experiences—including the mental stress and injuries faced by pilots who had barely reached adulthood—the book looks beyond war, examining the fascinating world of civilian aviation from 1908 to 1941. Featuring long-hidden photography uncovered from provincial archives, confidential military records, and precious family collections, this book covers the lives of many young Canadians who made important contributions as they flew and fought in what seem today to be the flimsiest of machines.

Author : S. P. MacKenzie
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700624690

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Flying against Fate by S. P. MacKenzie Pdf

During World War II, Allied casualty rates in the air were high. Of the roughly 125,000 who served as aircrew with Bomber Command, 59,423 were killed or missing and presumed killed—a fatality rate of 45.5%. With odds like that, it would be no surprise if there were as few atheists in cockpits as there were in foxholes; and indeed, many airmen faced their dangerous missions with beliefs and rituals ranging from the traditional to the outlandish. Military historian S. P. MacKenzie considers this phenomenon in Flying against Fate, a pioneering study of the important role that superstition played in combat flier morale among the Allies in World War II. Mining a wealth of documents as well as a trove of published and unpublished memoirs and diaries, MacKenzie examines the myriad forms combat fliers' superstitions assumed, from jinxes to premonitions. Most commonly, airmen carried amulets or talismans—lucky boots or a stuffed toy; a coin whose year numbers added up to thirteen; counterintuitively, a boomerang. Some performed rituals or avoided other acts, e.g., having a photo taken before a flight. Whatever seemed to work was worth sticking with, and a heightened risk often meant an upsurge in superstitious thought and behavior. MacKenzie delves into behavior analysis studies to help explain the psychology behind much of the behavior he documents—not slighting the large cohort of crew members and commanders who demurred. He also looks into the ways in which superstitious behavior was tolerated or even encouraged by those in command who saw it as a means of buttressing morale. The first in-depth exploration of just how varied and deeply felt superstitious beliefs were to tens of thousands of combat fliers, Flying against Fate expands our understanding of a major aspect of the psychology of war in the air and of World War II.

Author : Vincent Orange
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781909166721

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Park by Vincent Orange Pdf

“A fine biography of one of the war’s greatest unsung heroes,” Royal Air Force Commander Keith Park (The Daily Telegraph). “If ever any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did. I don’t believe it is realized how much that one man, with his leadership, his calm judgement and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world.” So wrote Marshal of the RAF Lord Tedder of Keith Park in 1947. As commander of No. 11 Group, RAF Fighter Command responsible for the air defense of London and southeast England, Park took charge of the day-to-day direction of the battle. In spotlighting his thoughts and actions during the crisis, this biography reveals a man whose unfailing energy, courage, and cool resourcefulness won not only supreme praise from Winston Churchill, but the lasting respect and admiration of all who served under him. Few officers in any of the services packed more action into their lives, and Park covers the whole of his career: youth in New Zealand, success as an ace fighter pilot in World War I, postings to South America and Egypt, the Battle of Britain, command of the RAF in Malta 1942–43, and finally Allied Air Commander-in-Chief of Southeast Asia under Mountbatten in 1945. His contribution to victory and peace was immense and this biography does much to shed light on the Big Wing controversy of 1940 and give insight into the war in Burma, 1945, and how the huge problems remaining after the war’s sudden end were dealt with. Drawn largely from unpublished sources and interviews with people who knew Park, and illustrated with maps and photographs, this is an authoritative biography of one of the world’s greatest unsung heroes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : CUB:U183019720502

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1977-07
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : MINN:319510019299611

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Professional Journal of the United States Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UIUC:30112106757880

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Quarterly Review of Military Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Howard Coombs
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781770702967

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The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant by Howard Coombs Pdf

The Unwilling and the Reluctant: Theoretical Perspectives on Disobedience in the Military and The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812-1919 are the first two volumes in a series devoted to disobedience issues in the Canadian military. Now with The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant, the trilogy is complete. Military leadership has both formal and informal dimensions. The formal leadership of any organization must ensure that it minimizes the divergence between institutional aims and the actions of informal leaders. When this separation occurs, the result is sometimes mutiny. These incidents of insubordination and noncompliance represent a form of dialogue between military personnel and their leadership. The Insubordinate and the Noncompliant offers a perspective on the Canadian experience with military mutiny in the twentieth century in an effort to provide relevant lessons for today.

Author : Vivian Voss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164568897

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Flying minnows by Vivian Voss Pdf

Author : Allan Douglas English
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0773513981

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Cream of the Crop by Allan Douglas English Pdf

A unique offering to military studies critiquing the effectiveness of the Royal Canadian Air Forces' aircrew preparations for war, a selection system and training program which became a modern model. English (war studies, Royal Military College of Canada) traces the development of aviation psychology and the treatment of psychological casualties in air combat, paying attention to the controversy of diagnosing aviators as "lacking moral fibre" and its effect on morale. By exploring these issues, the author includes the human dimension as an influence on air force effectiveness, as much as material and technological innovations. Includes some photographs. Canadian card order number C96-900371-4. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : John Crawford
Publisher : Massey University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780994132543

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Experience of a Lifetime by John Crawford Pdf

The First World War is widely conceived as a pointless conflict that destroyed a generation. Petty squabbles between emperors pushed na&ïve young men into a nightmare of mud and blood that killed millions and left scarred and embittered survivors. However, the ongoing reinterpretation of the First World War reveals that matters were rather more nuanced and complex. Hardship and death were all too common, but there were positive experiences, too. Vast numbers of people, for example, travelled to new parts of the world and encountered new cultures, inspiring a sense of wonder and respect. Military tactics were improved, and great military commanders of the inter-war and Second World War periods came to prominence during the First World War. The conflict also had a formative influence on politicians, writers, artists, union leaders, businessmen and some ethnic minorities, who used their participation to press for equal rights and full citizenship. This book's 16 chapters, written by a range of leading New Zealand and international historians, explains how.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082933154

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