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Airmen's Incredible Escapes

Airmen's Incredible Escapes

Accounts of Survival in the Second World War

by Bryn Evans
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/03/2024

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Allied air power was pivotal in WWII, as airmen faced danger with remarkable courage and endurance.

Allied air power made a major, arguably decisive, contribution to victory in The Second World War both in the European and Pacific theatres.

The cost in men and machines was horrific with Bomber Command suffering 50% air crew casualties. While many perished, others shot down over enemy territory or water survived only after overcoming extraordinary danger and hardship. Their experiences often remained untold not just for the duration of the War but for many years.

The author has gathered together a wealth of unpublished stories from airmen of many nationalities, be they British, Commonwealth or American. Some involve avoiding or escaping from capture, others surviving against all the odds, braving extreme elements and defying death from wounds, drowning or starvation.

Importantly the accounts of those who survived the battle in the skies cheating the enemy and the grim reaper give the reader a chilling insight into the fate of the many thousands of brave young men who were not so fortunate.

The result is an inspiring and gripping read which bears testimony to human courage and resilience.
ISBN:
9781399004688
9781399004688
Category:
Air forces & warfare
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
30-03-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Books Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
234.95x158.75mm
Bryn Evans

Bryn Evans writes extensively across a wide range of categories, be it business management, travel, military history or fiction. He was runner-up in the Catherine Cookson Short Story Competition and has been published in many journals. He is the author of With the East Surreys in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy 1942-45 published by Pen and Sword Military in 2012. He lives in Australia.

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