RAF evaders : the comprehensive story of thousands of escapers and their escape lines, Western Europe, 1940-1945 /
by Clutton-Brock, Oliver.
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BookPublisher: London : Grub Street, c2009Description: xxxiii, 494 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781906502171 (hbk.) :; 190650217X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5449 CLUSubject(s): Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- Airmen | Escapes -- Europe -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements | Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: During the five years from May 1940 to May 1945 several thousand Allied airmen, forced to abandon their aircraft behind enemy lines, evaded capture and reached freedom by land, sea and air. Here is an in-depth look at this secret world of evasion, uncovering some treachery and many hitherto unpublished details, operations and photos.
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| 940.544 S?c23 Death from the skies: | 940.5449 ART Dambusters: | 940.5449 BOW The Reich intruders: RAF light bomber raids in World War II | 940.5449 CLU RAF evaders : | 940.5449 COL Flight 777 / | 940.5449 FOS The complete dambusters : the 133 men who flew on the dams raid / | 940.5449 HAS Chastise : the Dambusters story 1943 / |
Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
During the five years from May 1940 to May 1945 several thousand Allied airmen, forced to abandon their aircraft behind enemy lines, evaded capture and reached freedom by land, sea and air. Here is an in-depth look at this secret world of evasion, uncovering some treachery and many hitherto unpublished details, operations and photos.
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