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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472858719
ISBN-13
9781472858719
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15060730154
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ones Who Got Away : Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Military / United States, Military / Aviation, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
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"In The Ones Who Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe." -- Steve K. Bailey, author of 'Target Hong Kong' " The Ones Who Got Away which reads like a suspense novel..." -- War Bird Forum "Yenne had done a masterful job of weaving the stories together while considering overlapping time frames and diverse locations. His skill in using the escape and evasion reports results in the book reading like a thrilling novel...This book is an important addition to the historiography of the Eighth Air Force and the air war in general. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in aerial combat during the war." -- ARGunners " Diligent and intriguing historical research puts readers, alongside fugitive English airmen, and resistance hosts, firmly on occupied territory from 1942 to 1944. Readers will gain knowledge about their obstacles and successes. " -- Library Journal "Highly, Highly Recommended ... A Perfect Christmas Gift... these tales of bravery have been resurrected from the archives, their words still afire with adrenalin. Bill preserves the indomitable sprit of these airmen and the unwavering bonds of those who helped them escape." -- ARGunners " exhilarating...WWII history buffs will devour this. " -- Publishers Weekly, In The Ones that Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe., "In The Ones Who Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe." -- Steve K. Bailey, author of 'Target Hong Kong', "These are incredible tales of derring-do, of exceptional bravery on the part of ordinary French, Dutch and Belgian civilians, of accidental appendectomies, bank robberies, betrayal and triumph. Yenne brings each evader's story to life as they faced constant danger and hardship." -- History of War "In The Ones Who Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe." -- Steve K. Bailey, author of 'Target Hong Kong' "exhilarating...WWII history buffs will devour this." -- Publisher's Weekly "Diligent and intriguing historical research puts readers, alongside fugitive English airmen, and resistance hosts, firmly on occupied territory from 1942 to 1944. Readers will gain knowledge about their obstacles and successes." -- Library Journal "Highly, Highly Recommended ... A Perfect Christmas Gift... these tales of bravery have been resurrected from the archives, their words still afire with adrenalin. Bill preserves the indomitable sprit of these airmen and the unwavering bonds of those who helped them escape." -- ARGunners " The Ones Who Got Away which reads like a suspense novel..." -- War Bird Forum "Yenne had done a masterful job of weaving the stories together while considering overlapping time frames and diverse locations. His skill in using the escape and evasion reports results in the book reading like a thrilling novel... This book is an important addition to the historiography of the Eighth Air Force and the air war in general. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in aerial combat during the war." -- ARGunners, "In The Ones that Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe." -- Steve K. Bailey, author of 'Target Hong Kong', "These are incredible tales of derring-do, of exceptional bravery on the part of ordinary French, Dutch and Belgian civilians, of accidental appendectomies, bank robberies, betrayal and triumph. Yenne brings each evader's story to life as they faced constant danger and hardship." -- History of War "In The Ones Who Got Away , Bill Yenne deftly weaves the individual stories of American airmen into an epic adventure tale of downed aviators on the run and the French, Belgian, and Dutch civilians who risked everything to help them dodge the Gestapo and escape occupied Europe." -- Steve K. Bailey, author of 'Target Hong Kong'
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.547243
Table Of Content
List of Plate Section Illustrations Maps Introduction Part One: Strangers in a Strange Land 1. The Lay of This Treacherous Land 2. Herding Wildcats 3. Many Paths to Freedom Part Two: Riding the Tail of a Comet 4. Hounded Houndsmen 5. Christmas in Limbo 6. Undocumented Fools At Large 7. A Menacing New Year 8. Unexpected Detours 9. In Hostile Hands 10. Long and Winding Roads Part Three: The Man on the Bicycle 11. May Day Over Saint-Nazaire 12. Lines on the Map 13. Bombard Our House With Chocolate 14. Perils of the Pyrenees 15. New Lives, Later Lives Part Four: Black Tuesday Boys 16. Inside the Third Reich 17. Desperate Fugitives 18. Shipwrecked Brothers 19. Not an Easy Road 20. Riding the Comet 21. False Starts, and Meeting the Fox Hunter 22. Homeward Bound Part Five: Long Roads from Regensburg 23. A Rough Start to a Long Day 24. Tales of a Shillelagh and a Double Agent 25. A Milk Run Turns Sour 26. To Brussels and Beyond 27. Unexpected Threats 28. The Belgian Waiting Game 29. This is Your Life Part Six: Bandits of the Dordogne 30. A Journey Formidable 31. Hollywood Maquisards 32. We Thought He Was a Madman 33. Over the Wall 34. A Bandit's Life for Me 35. Danger All Around 36. Waiting for the Right Moment 37. D-Days 38. Unsettled Lives Part Seven: Reflections of Silver Screens 39. Leading from the Front 40. Suspicious Characters 41. Moving in Circles 42. Hollywood on the Seine 43. Operation Overlord 44. Hollywood Calling Part Eight: Lightning Struck Twice 45. Aces Among the Wolves 46. Aces Down 47. Back into Combat 48. Déjà Vu, Again and Again 49. A Haunted Life Part Nine: Betrayal and Triumph 50. Dobie 's Boys 51. A Valuable Asset 52. Jake and Marty 53. Running Through the Woods 54. Into a World of Intrigue 55. A Safe House Most Unsafe 56. A Dungeon Most Medieval 57. Sleight of Hand 58. Improbable Twists of Fate 59. Mornings After 60. Years After Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Synopsis
A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down and evaded capture needed all of that and more if they were to make it back to friendly lines. These are their stories. Each is compiled from the original intelligence debrief written by the pilots or aircrew themselves. Bill Yenne details how a spider web of escape routes sprang up, created by the local Résistance. Downed airmen were clothed, given false papers, and hidden so they could be smuggled back to England. These efforts were then supplemented by Allied intelligence agents. But the risks remained the same. Capture could mean death. Their accounts are sometimes funny, often heartbreaking. P-47 pilot Joel McPherson feigned appendicitis and was able to escape from the local German military hospital - after he had his appendix removed. He spent weeks operating as a getaway driver for a Maquis bank robber gang before making it into neutral Spain. Bomber crewmen Fred Hartung and Norman Therrien found refuge at a French ch'teau , but later nearly froze to death crossing the icy Pyrenees with the Gestapo on their trail. The accounts of these men and others from the Mighty Eighth make this a story of defiance, foolhardiness, and bravery against the odds., To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down needed all of that and more if they were to make it back to friendly lines. Compiled from the original intelligence debriefs written by the airmen themselves, these are the stories of the ones who got away. Their accounts are sometimes funny, often heartbreaking. P-47 pilot Joel McPherson feigned appendicitis and was able to escape from a German military hospital - after he had his appendix removed. He spent weeks operating as a getaway driver for a Maquis bank robber gang before making it into neutral Spain. Bomber crewmen Fred Hartung and Norman Therrien found refuge at a French ch'teau, but later nearly froze to death crossing the icy Pyrenees with the Gestapo on their trail. The accounts of these men and others from the Mighty Eighth make this a story of defiance, foolhardiness, and bravery against the odds., A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.
LC Classification Number
D805.G3Y4 2024
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