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Formed during the Cold War, the air element of the CAF was the largest component, with commitments to both NORAD in North America and NATO in Europe. This book traces the history of aircrafts on charge at the time of the reorganization. The photographs include examples of each type of aircraft and of some types in their RCAF and CF registrations.

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From its introduction into service in 1970 until its retirement in 1997, the Boeing CC137 showed the Canadian flag worldwide. Operation as a cargo carrier, passenger transport, VIP transport, and as on aerial refuelling tanker in support of CF-5 Freedom Fighter and later, CF-18 Hornet operational deployment, the fleet of five aircraft performed yeoman service for the Canadian military. Support of United Nations humanitarian operations was anot...

Canada's military aviation history reflects a proud tradition of excellence and valour displayed by its personnel throughout years of adversity, challenge and conflict. Aircraft of the Canadian military include an exotic blend of types from many different manufacturers. Many of these aircraft types have been uniquely modified for Canadian service.This book is a brief summary of the majority of aircraft used by the various arms of the Canadian ...

Torture, survival and escape. These three elements encompass We Flew, We Fell, We Lived, which recounts the experiences of Royal Canadian Air Force ex-prisoners of war and evaders from the Second World War. Forty Canadian officers and men from Bomber Command offer their personal accounts of the German treatment of allied air force personnel and the organization of PoW camps.The first of four sections has each PoW's story arranged by the camp i...

After nearly a decade of research, author Ken Joyce reveals the truth behind the enigmatic 1st Special Service Force, a military unit that was jointly organized by the United States and Canada. Unlike previous books on the subject, Joyce's book utilizes government documents that have only recently been made available to historians. Although it is commonly believed that the formation of the 1st SSF was almost entirely a United States-Canada ven...

This beautiful book is a moving tribute to fallen soldiers of the Second World War. Filled with examples of the inscriptions families requested for the headstones of their lost ones, the book builds around these epitaphs a tapestry of past history and present landscapes. The author takes us on a virtual tour of cemeteries and monuments all over Europe where Canadian soldiers are buried. His eloquent descriptions are richly interwoven with back...

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The history of the Navy's Supply Branch has often been passed over for more exhilarating aspects of naval warfare such as submarine hunting or the latest marvels of naval technical engineering. The important contribution of the men and women who make up the Supply Department is nonetheless an essential element of the Canadian Navy. It affects every soldier's ability to carry out his or her role in combat or in peacetime. Without effective logi...

This book covers the eventful years from 1938 to 1946 from the prelude to war to World War II itself. It is the story of this all-Canadian show, the Canadian Army Show (CAS) that forms the bulk of the author's story as she explains its origins and brings its creators into the spotlight. She describes the shows they took to the front, tells of close calls for the units as they entertained Canada's troops in Italy and France, recounts her person...

This book is the first definitive reference on the history of the Canadian Airborne forces. It has been painstakingly compiled from war diaries, unit histories, unit and museum files, as well as a myriad of books, professional journals and magazines. It provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the Canadian airborne legacy with lead-in pieces that both encapsulate and explain the Canadian airborne experience and the enigmatic Airborne M...

The author's previous book, "The Canadian Naval Chronicle, contains a chapter which gives brief details of Canadian merchant ship sinkings. While Fraser McKee and co-author Robert Darlington were researching those often tragic stories it became apparent they deserved a fuller treatment in a book of their own. Here as a result are sixty accounts of ship losses, compiled from primary sources and, wherever available, first-hand interviews with su...

After the Arrow's cancellation, Zurakowski and his family settled in northern Ontario, where he built a unique tourist resort. Today, Janusz Zurakowski's story transcends war and peace in the twentieth century. His legacy includes numerous awards and accolades, including: - The Polish Cross Virtuti Militari (for action in the Battle of Britain and Poland)- The Cross of Valor with two bars (for his leadership in the Polish Air Force in wartime ...