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The making of Billy Bishop : the First World War exploits of Billy Bishop, VC /
It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. An...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
Dundurn Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. And yet, the attack never happened. In this explosive new biography, Brereton Greehous exposes the myth of Billy Bishop. While his bravery never comes into question (Bishop was as courageous as any of the men who risked their lives in those early warplanes) his credibility as a storyteller does. From exagger. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 155002390X 9781550023909 1417595639 9781417595631 9781770701175 1770701176 1282809393 9781282809390 9781554880232 1554880238 9786612809392 6612809396 |