Salute! - Hardcover

Bishop, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0075600102 ISBN 13: 9780075600107

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1997

Canada has produced some outstanding military leaders in every field of endeavour---in the air, on the land, and at sea. Arthur Bishop once again brings Canadian history to life. As more and more Canadians examine what's gone wrong with the military, Bishop takes a look at an inspiring selection of Canada's finest and noblest military leaders from 1812 to the present day. In Bishop's trademark colourful, narrative style, fifteen leaders are covered in detail from their personal history through their accomplishments on and off the battlefield. Journey into Canada's history as Salute! takes you into battle with such leaders as Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Arthur Currie, Guy Simonds, John Rockingham, Wilf Curtis, and Jacques Dextraze. See how their outstanding leadership shaped Canada from the War of 1812 to the present. As Canada's Armed Forces struggle out from under the shame of hazings, Somalia, and the subsequent coverups, it is time to look at the great military leaders who led Canada to battle and glory, to learn from them, to be proud of them, to salute them.

Arthur Bishop was a WWII pilot and is the son of legendary WWI flying ace Billy Bishop. His most recent book was Canada's Glory: Battles That Forged a Nation.of effective teamwork in her popular user- friendly, anecdotal style.

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About the Author:

Arthur Bishop, son of famed WWI flying ace William Avery "Billy" Bishop, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and served in England and France with 401 Squadron flying Spitfires. Following the war he became a reporter with the Windsor Star and later joined Ronalds Advertising, where he rose to become a senior partner, director, and vice-president. In 1967, he formed PPS Publicity Ltd., a public relations firm serving many of Canada's leading corporations. He is past director of the Canadian Fighter Pilots Association and of the Canadian International Air Show. His author credits include Canada's Glory: Battles that Forged a Nation, Our Bravest and Our Best: The Stories of Canada's Victoria Cross Winners, Courage of the Early Morning, and Canada's military heritage trilogy: Courage in the Air, Courage on the Battlefield, and Courage at Sea. He has also written The Splendid Hundred, the story of Canadians who flew in the Battle of Britain.

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