Escape From Hitler's Reich: Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2

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Martin W Bowman

Escape From Hitler's Reich

Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2

Martin W Bowman

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Air World
30 January 2024

Prisoners of war

From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of RAF Bomber Command and the United States' 8th and 15th Air Forces maintained a twenty-four hour, 'round-the-clock' bombing offensive against the Third Reich. However, aircraft and crew casualties were heavy as bomber after bomber succumbed to the Germans' flak and fighter defences. For those not killed outright by the onslaught, only baling out - almost inevitably over hostile enemy territory - could offer a hope of survival. For those faced with such sudden leaps into the dangerous unknown over Germany and Occupied Europe, a few were able to evade capture. For the rest, and particularly the injured, capture was immediate and imprisonment inevitable. Once incarcerated in one of Hitler's infamous prisoner of war camps, escape became a constant preoccupation for many. The ultimate aim of these men was to complete a 'Home Run' - to escape the Third Reich and reach the safety of Britain or other safe Allied territory. In this revealing narrative, the renowned aviation historian Martin Bowman draws on many first-hand accounts, some never told before, to describe the furious air battles that led to the capture of many shot-down airmen, as well as the subsequent personal campaigns they fought to regain their freedom. Fascinating for its gripping and factual re-creation of the bomber-fighter/flak encounters, the confrontations in captivity between PoWs and Stalag guards, Escape from Hitler's Reich provides a real insight into the war as those who 'fell from formation' saw it.

AUTHOR: With well over 100 published books, Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain's best-known aviation historians and authors. Specialising in Second World War history and post-war aviation, Martin's interest in these subjects was driven by the prolific number of RAF and USAAF air bases that were established in his native East Anglia. His previous books have included works such as Legend of the Lancaster, Confounding the Reich, Duxford and the Big Wings, as well as numerous titles in the exhaustive Air War series, which, between them, provide extensive coverage of operations carried out on D-Day and during the Market Garden offensive at Arnhem.

16 b/w illustrations

By: Martin W Bowman
Imprint: Air World
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399073202
ISBN 10: 1399073206
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

With well over 100 published books, MARTIN W. BOWMAN is one of Britain's best-known aviation historians and authors. Specialising in Second World War history and post-war aviation, Martin's interest in these subjects was driven by the prolific number of RAF and USAAF air bases that were established in his native East Anglia. His previous books have included works such as Legend of the Lancaster, Confounding the Reich, Duxford and the Big Wings, as well as numerous titles in the exhaustive Air War series, which, between them, provide extensive coverage of operations carried out on D-Day and during the Market Garden offensive at Arnhem.

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Escape From Hitler's Reich

Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2

Martin W Bowman

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Hardback

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