Brent J. Wilson
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From  NEW! CasualtiesFrom: War Among the Clouds |
Wilson shares the casualties suffered by New Brunswick airmen that resulted from flying accidents or combat. | Brent J. Wilson | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Coming Home and Moving OnFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter discusses what life was like for the New Brunswick airmen who had returned home, sharing how they remembered those who were lost and their efforts to resume their lives in the … | Brent J. Wilson | 20 | 2024 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: War Among the Clouds |
J. Brent Wilson opens this section with insight into the impact that air operations made during the Great War, introducing the part New Brunswick airmen played in the war. | Brent J. Wilson | 2 | 2024 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! Joining Up: Recruitment and EnlistmentFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter outlines the steps involved in becoming an airman in the British air services, sharing the motivations New Brunswick men had for joining and what recruitment and enlistment looked … | Brent J. Wilson | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Life behind the Lines and on the Home FrontFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter shares how the airmen would spend their free time when poor flying conditions and decreasing military operations allowed them to participate in leisure activities. | Brent J. Wilson | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! Operations on the Western FrontFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter highlights the experiences of many New Brunswick men who were engaged in combat roles fighting in Belgium and France, and the operations they took part in. | Brent J. Wilson | 28 | 2024 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! Prisoners of WarFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter shares the experiences several New Brunswick airmen who were prisoners of war, many of whom were shot down, captured, and later repatriated. | Brent J. Wilson | 24 | 2024 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! Selected BibliographyFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This section includes Wilson’s selected bibliography. | Brent J. Wilson | 3 | 2024 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Service on Other War FrontsFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter continues to highlight the operations and experiences of the New Brunswick men who served on other war fronts, including in Italy, Egypt, Macedonia, and in parts of Russia. | Brent J. Wilson | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Training Overseas and in CanadaFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter details the training Canadian airmen received in Canada and in Britain, using excerpts and archival images to highlight the experiences of the men learning how to operate aircrafts. | Brent J. Wilson | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
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NEW! War Among the CloudsNew Brunswick Airmen in the Great War |
War among the Clouds examines the experience of the more than 250 New Brunswickers who served in the British air services during the First World War. Drawing on diaries and letters of airmen, … | Brent J. Wilson | 216 | 2024 | View |
