Arthur Bishop’s books include Courage of the Early Morning (1965), a biography of his father that has sold more than 65,000 copies in Canada, Courage in the Air (1992), Courage on the Battlefield (1993), Courage at Sea (1994), Our Bravest and Our Best: Stories of Canada’s Victoria Cross Winners (1995) and Destruction at Dawn (1998). He enlisted in the RCAF in 1941 and served overseas as a Spitfire pilot. Following the war, he became a reporter with The Windsor Star and later joined Ronald’s Advertising Agency. In 1967 he formed his own company, PPS Publicity Ltd., and served many of Canada’s leading corporations. He is past director of the Canadian Fighter Pilots Association and of the Canadian International Air Show. He was awarded the 1999 Bear Hackle Award for his contribution to Canadian military history by the York Garrison of the 78th Fraser Highlanders. He lives in Toronto.