Aircraft Down!: Evading Capture in WWII Europe (Potomac Books' History of War series)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574887548 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great stuff! Eugene W. Harmes III Fast paced and very hard to put down, this book really gets you into the WWII evasion experience. The sense of urgency and suspense really comes throughmy heart was racing as I read about downed airmen stealing clothes to blend in with the locals and racing away from the scene of the crash, sometimes right through German tro. "Highly Entertaining" according to Amazon Customer. This book is a highly readable tome of the experiences of downed bomber crews and fighter pilots. The willingness of the underground and the general population of the occupied countries to help these evaders at the risk of their own lives in highly inspiring. Mr. Caine describes the terrifying experiences of the evaders - th. Engrossing true stories Let me just echo the many positive reviews already written on this book.This is an outstanding collection of true stories of evasion behind enemy lines. Better than fiction, this book is one of the most engrossing accounts of actual events during World War II that I have ever read. The stories are fascinating and the book is
Despite this detail, it is very readable and spiced with humor. Additionally, the willingness of the underground and the general population of the occupied areas to help the evaders at the risk of their own lives is inspiring. "AIRCRAFT DOWN! covers a neglected area of WWII aviation history and covers it well. Lopez, deputy director, National Air and Space Museum . This is an excellent book, and I recommend it highly." Donald S. Although there have been other books on evaders, none have gone into so much detail, enabling the reader virtually to share the courage, fear, ingenuity, and luck of the downed airmen
An authority on pilot evasion, escape, and survival recounts extraordinary adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II.
Philip D. Caine, USAF (Ret.), has more than 4,500 hours of flight time, taught military history at the U.S. . Air Force Academy, and is the author of American Pilots in the RAF (Brassey’s, Inc., 1993) and Aircraft Down! Evading Capture in WWII Europe (Brassey’s, Inc., 1997). Brig. Gen. He lives in Monument, Colorado