Letters Home - The Wartime Correspondence and Diary of John Edwin Gardiner, RCAF (1919-1942) (Paperback)

John Edwin Gardiner was the eldest son of James "Jimmy" Gardiner, the most prominent Liberal politician of his day in western Canada. Edwin was called up by the RCAF in November 1940, received his wings in October 1941, and travelled to England in early November 1941. On August 18, 1942, on the eve of the Dieppe Raid, Edwin wrote to his father: "At long last we're going to take part in something big which you will read all about in the papers long before you get this letter." Edwin Gardiner was killed when his plane went down on the following day. James Gardiner, who had lost two brothers in the First World War, had now lost his son to war. His wife, Violet, found the grief unbearable and took her own life in October 1944, yet another casualty of war.

General

Imprint:	University of Regina Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	September 2004
Editors:	David E. Smith
Dimensions:	228 x 162 x 152mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-88977-157-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-88977-157-X
Barcode:	9780889771574

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