Howard Hewer

In for a Penny, in for a Pound: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Wireless Operator in Bomber Command

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Produktbeschreibung

The gripping story of the twentieth century's greatest struggle in the modest voice of a Canadian teenager in the RAF. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of being the next Billy Bishop, of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was selected instead for a career as a wireless operator in Bomber Command. But he got all the adventure he signed on for. Hewer and his crews of 218 and 148 Squadrons flew important night operations over Germany and North Africa, dropping their deadly payloads and dodging enemy flak. And he was not always much safer on the ground. He survived the Blitz in London, a U-boat attack in the South Atlantic, a fire-fight with Italian troops near el-Alamien, as well as chaste love affairs, fistfights, and beers with Boer rebels. Self-deprecating, bittersweet, and alive to both the horrors of war and the friendships and courage of the men and women who fight it, In for a Penny, In for a Pound is the unforgettable story of a young Canadian's experience of history's greatest war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Doubleday Canada
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780385660778
• ISBN-10: 0385660774
• Artikelnr.: 37743864

Autorenporträt

Howard Hewer

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by G/C Kenneth McDonald, OBE, DFC, RAF (Ret’d) Preface Introduction by F/L William H. Dixon, RCAF (Ret’d) List of Maps and Illustrations PART I: In for a Penny 1
First Steps into War 2
Wireless School in the West 3
Gunnery School and Real Warplanes 4
On the High Seas with HMS Rodney 5
London and the Blitz – First Loss of Innocence 6
Yatesbury Wireless School – Collision of Cultures 7
Operational Training: The "Wimpy" PART II: In for a Pound 8
Operational – "The Glamour Period Is Over" 9
Unto the Breach – Final Erosion of Innocence 10
Blooded Members of the Club 11
Adventures on Squadron Leave 12
Long Night to Berlin 13
Fear, Courage, and LMF 14
The End of the Beginning – A New Captain and Crew 15
Off to a Different War – Gibraltar, Malta, and Egypt PART III: The Remaining Fifteen Shillings 16
The Land of the Pharaohs 17
Kabrit – Into the Desert War 18
In Support of Eighth Army 19
A Fine Line to Mutiny 20
The Mail Run 21
Tymbaki – A Cruel Victory 22
A Costly Assault on Sicily and Leros PART IV: All Spent 23
Our Last Bomb Runs 24
Mission Behind Enemy Lines 25
Exit from Egypt 26
South Africa – Uncle Percy’s Boers 27
Christmas Convoy 28
A "Screen Tour" and Tragic News 29
The End of My Odyssey – Going Home Epilogue Bibliography Index