About the Author

Carl A. Christie retired as Senior Research Officer of the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History in March 1996. He now lives in Winnipeg, where he teaches military and aviation history to Canadian Forces personnel as an associate professor of the Royal Military College of Canada's War Studies Programme.

Reviews

'There are scores of stories within the narrative, made vivid through the querying of those who took part. You read about their motives, fears, survivals and casualties...A fascinating special history.' - Douglas Fisher (Legion) 'This masterly piece of research will surely become the standard reference on the subject.' - Aeroplane Monthly 'Well bound and printed, with 50 excellent black and white photos, this book will find a ready home on the shelf of anyone interested in military flying.' - The Evening Telegram, St John's Newfoundland 'Christie has mastered a large body of documentation and interviews to write this historical account. Despite the enormous wealth of detail and a cast of thousands, he has managed to produce a clear narrative of interest to anyone who knows how challenging the Atlantic can be.' - Sidney Allinson (The Northern Mariner) 'Christie has conducted prodigious research in the British and Canadian archives to unearth this largely forgotten history.' - Col Phillip S. Meilinger (Airpower Journal (Special Edition)) 'Christie is to be commended for a fine work which sheds light on an area all too frequently ignored in the history of the Second World War.' - Matthew E. Rodina, Jr. (The International History Review) 'This is an excellent book. It tells the story of how a rather unlikely group of unsung heroes who laboured in relative obscurity, and whose exploits have gone largely unrecognized since, managed to deliver more than 11,000 aircraft to operational theatres overseas.' - Chris Sharpe (Newfoundland Quarterly)