Shot Down and on the Run
True Stories of RAF and Commonwealth Aircrews of WWII
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork | ISBN: | 9781472827210 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | July 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork |
| ISBN: | 9781472827210 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Thousands of airmen shot down over enemy soil between
1940 and 1945 miraculously escaped capture. This compelling narrative reveals their stories, based on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents, featuring heroes from Britain, Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth
countries. These men knew extreme adversity: hunger, thirst, injury, isolation and the constant fear of capture. They also knew great kindness from the local people who risked everything to help them. Their journeys to safety – often across savage terrain – tested human endurance and ingenuity to the very limit.
Thousands of airmen shot down over enemy soil between
1940 and 1945 miraculously escaped capture. This compelling narrative reveals their stories, based on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents, featuring heroes from Britain, Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth
countries. These men knew extreme adversity: hunger, thirst, injury, isolation and the constant fear of capture. They also knew great kindness from the local people who risked everything to help them. Their journeys to safety – often across savage terrain – tested human endurance and ingenuity to the very limit.
