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The Blister Club, the extraordinary story of the downed American Airmen who escaped to safety in World War II, Michael Lee Lanning

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The Blister Club, the extraordinary story of the downed American Airmen who escaped to safety in World War II, Michael Lee Lanning

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Blister Club

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227917109

Responsibility statement

Michael Lee Lanning

Sub title

the extraordinary story of the downed American Airmen who escaped to safety in World War II

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

Table Of 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

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Extraordinary story of the downed American Airmen who escaped to safety in World War II

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