PETER STURSBERG was born in China and was educated in British Columbia, England, and Quebec. He has been employed as a war, foreign, and UN correspondent as well as reporting on national affairs from Ottawa for twenty-three years. Stursberg has been described as the ‘pre-eminent practitioner of oral history in Canada.’ Among the dozen books that he has written is Journey into Victory.

‘Peter Stursberg had many adventures in his role as a pioneer battlefield broadcaster. It is also an adventure to read about his unusual kind of war.’Strome Galloway, Esprit de corps‘What makes his book such a good read, though, is its "Canadian-ness"; a rare book at the Second World War through the eyes of one of our own.’Sidney Allinson, Victoria Times Colonist‘It’s bravura but from what I know of Stursberg, it’s authentic, and an unusual reminder of both the Canadian army in training and at war and of the home front.’Douglas Fisher, Legion ‘This was his finest hour, and he recounts those years lovingly in these nostalgic memoirs.’Peter Desbarats, Quill and Quire ‘But the most significant aspect of his book is the light it sheds on how the CBC beat other news organizations in producing quality front line broadcasts in an area when equipment was still heavy and cumbersome.’Clive Cocking, Books in Canada