Michael Hood, Tom Jenkins

Pathway to the Stars

100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Pathway to the Stars takes readers on a remarkable journey spanning one hundred years of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 221mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1162g
• ISBN-13: 9781487547431
• ISBN-10: 1487547439
• Artikelnr.: 67746416

Autorenporträt

Michael Hood joined the Canadian Forces in 1985 and trained as a Navigator on the CC-130 Hercules in the Tactical Airlift Role. He is a retired Lieutenant-General and the former Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, now resident in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is also a proud co-founder of the RCAF Foundation, to which this book’s proceeds are dedicated. Tom Jenkins has been affiliated with the Royal Canadian Air Force for more than 50 years. He began his career with the RCAF as a Royal Canadian Air Cadet at CFB Trenton in 1972. He has chaired a report on defence procurement for the Canadian government and is currently a member of the RCAF Commanders Advisory Council.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. The Origin Story of the RCAF: The First World War through to 1938
2. The Crucible of War: The RCAF and the Second World War, 1939-1945
3. The Cold War Deterrent Force: 1946-1991
4. Unification: Maintaining Canadian Sovereignty
5. Expeditionary Operations
6. Search and Rescue and Humanitarian Operations
7. The RCAF Today and Tomorrow
8. Reflecting on the Impact of the RCAF: Canada and the World
Appendices
1. List of RCAF Commanders and Command Chiefs
2. RCAF Victoria Cross Recipients
3. List of Aircraft (Current and Historical)
4. RCAF Organization and Ceremonies
5. Timeline of the RCAF
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index