Billy Bishop: Canadian Hero
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- Synopsis
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Billy Bishop is Canada's greatest air ace of all time. He was almost thrown out of military college for cheating, but he went on to become the most famous of the First World War fighter pilots.
Though he became a darling of the press, Bishop grew tired of the carnage of the war.
Author Dan McCaffery offers a lively, compelling portrait of Bishop. His meticulous research has settled, once and for all, the controversy over whether Bishop lied to win his Vicotria Cross.
Warts and all, Bishop emerges as a true Canadian hero.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 218 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780887801587
- Publisher:
- Formac
- Date of Addition:
- 02/20/02
- Copyrighted By:
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare.org Volunteer
- Proofread By:
- Lauren
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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