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    On the Wings of War and Peace
    The RCAF During the Early Cold War

    Randall Wakelam (Edited by), William March (Edited by), Peter Rayls (Edited by)

    9781487526757

    Hardback, published 30 October 2023

    464 pages, 152 b&w illustrations
    26 x 18.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.99 kg

    Bringing together leading researchers on Canadian air power, On the Wings of War and Peace captures the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the first decades of the Cold War – a period which marked the zenith of air force accomplishments in peacetime Canada. The volume covers topics that go beyond straightforward flying operations, examining policies that drove operational needs and capabilities and the personnel, technical, and logistical functions that made those operations possible. With contributions written by former RCAF members who have both expert and personal knowledge of their topics, On the Wings of War and Peace brings new perspectives to the RCAF’s role in shaping the modern Canadian nation.

    Foreword
    Gen (retd) Paul Manson

    Preface
    Glossary

    Introduction
    Randall Wakelam

    Section 1:

    Introduction
    Peter Rayls

    1. The Expansion and Contraction of Canada’s First Line of Defence: The RCAF in the Cold War, 1945-1968
    Bertram Frandsen and Peter Rayls

    2. No 1 Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
    Raymond Stouffer

    3. The RCAF, USAF, and Continental Air Defence, 1945-1957
    Richard Goette

    4. NORAD PEAKS, 1957-1964
    Joseph Jockel

    Section 2:

    Introduction
    Randall Wakelam

    5. Hubris: The CF-105 Avro Arrow Program and the End of the Golden Age of the Royal Canadian Air Force
    Russell Isinger and Donald C. Story

    6. Educating Air Power Practitioners
    Randall Wakelam

    7. Training the Flyers: The Legacy of Canada’s International Air Training Schemes:  and the NATO Air Training Plan
    Rachel Heide

    8. RCAF Air Maintenance
    Terry Leversedge

    9. The Forgotten Decade: Women and the RCAF 1952-1962
    Allan English

    10. The Air Reserves:  A Functional Second Line of Defence?
    Mathias Joost

    Section 3:

    Introduction
    William March

    11. The RCAF at the Dawn of the Space Age, 1958-1965
    Andrew Godefroy

    12. The Search For Rescue Leadership
    James Pierotti

    13. On Wings of Hope and Peace:  The RCAF and Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations, 1946 – 1967
    William March

    14. Maritime Air
    Ernest Cable

    15. From Army Co-operation to Army Co-optation: Canada’s Struggles with Aviation Support to the Land Force
    Dean Black

    16. Air Transport Command: Versatile and Ready in Cold War and Hot War
    Bertram Frandsen

    Annex A: Budgets, Personnel and Organizations

    Annex B: Chiefs of the Air Staff

    Notes on Contributors

    Index
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