vi, 349 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1 First Evaders -- 2 Pat O'Leary Line -- 3 Comet Line -- 4 Shelburne and Other Lines -- 5 Chutes -- 6 Walkers -- 7 Helpers and Hides -- 8 Appendix B: Intelligence -- 9 Appendix D: Escape Aids Kits and Purses -- 10 Pyrenees -- 11 Spain -- 12 Switzerland -- 13 Sweden -- 14 Italy -- 15 Romania -- 16 Yugoslavia -- 17 D-Day and the Maquis -- 18 Airborne and Infantry Evaders -- 19 Atrocities -- 20 The Germans -- 21 Humor and Religion -- 22 Odds and Ends -- 23 After Return -- 24 News -- 25 V-E Day and Beyond -- 26 Legacy
Summary
Michael Lee Lanning tells the story of the courageous airmen who evaded capture and escaped to safety after being shot from the skies during World War II. Lanning covers the hows and whys of escape-and-evasion and aerial combat in the European theater, but also vividly captures the stories of the airmen who did the escaping and evading.
