Joey Jacobson's war : a Jewish Canadian airman in the Second World War / Peter J. Usher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Usher, Peter J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jacobson, Joey.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 106.

Great Britain.

Flight navigators--Canada--Biography.

Flight navigators.

Airmen--Canada--Biography.

Airmen.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945.

Canada.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Jewish Canadian airman in the Second World War

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Joey Jacobson, a young Jewish man from Westmount on the Island of Montreal, trained as a navigator and bomb-aimer in Western Canada. On arriving in England he was assigned to No. 106 Squadron, a British unit tasked with the bombing of Germany. Joey Jacobson's War tells, in his own words, why he enlisted, his understanding of strategy, tactics, and the effectiveness of the air war at its lowest point, how he responded to the inevitable battle stress, and how he became both a hopeful idealist and a seasoned airman. Jacobson's written legacy as a serviceman is impressive in scope and depth and provides a lively and intimate account of a Jewish Canadian's life in the air and on the ground, written in the intensity of the moment, unfiltered by the memoirist's reflection, revision, or hindsight. Accompanying excerpts from his father's diary show the maturation of the relationship between father and son in a dangerous time."-- From publisher's website.

Contents:

Part 1 Father and Son

1 September 1939 3

2 Preston 15

3 Enlistment 25

4 Toronto 35

5 Regina 49

6 Mossbank 63

7 Rivers 75

8 Montreal 83

9 Debert 91

Part 2 Discoveries

10 The North Atlantic 101

11 The Blitz 109

12 England 117

13 Operational Training 127

14 A Canadian's Estimate of England 141

15 A Home Away from Home 153

16 Preparing for Battle 165

Part 3 Night Bombing

17 Bomber Command 175

18 Initiation 185

19 Confidence Affirmed 199

20 The Four Horsemen 207

21 Confidence Tested 213

22 A Brotherhood Lost 225

23 Action and Inaction 233

24 Questions and Doubts 247

25 Winding Down 257

Part 4 Holding the Line

26 New Ideas 267

27 December Doldrums 279

28 New Directions 295

29 28 January 1942 309

Part 5 Failed to Return

30 Requiem 323

31 Holland 339

32 Epilogue 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1771123427

9781771123426

OCLC:

974463378