Bibliograph

The lost airman, a true story of escape from Nazi-occupied France, by Seth Meyerowitz ; with Peter F. Stevens

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The lost airman, a true story of escape from Nazi-occupied France, by Seth Meyerowitz ; with Peter F. Stevens

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279)

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individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lost airman

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921994836

Responsibility statement

by Seth Meyerowitz ; with Peter F. Stevens

Sub title

a true story of escape from Nazi-occupied France

Summary

Documents the story of a World War II American Air Force turret-gunner who was one of two escapees when his team's plane was shot down near Cognac in 1943, tracing his harrowing six-month flight to safety across the Pyrenees under constant pursuit by the Gestapo

Table Of Contents

Prologue: A needle in a haystack -- "Just a milk run" -- Purple Heart corner -- Hit the silk! -- "What's in his hand?" -- Marcel -- The shed in the woods -- War in the shadows -- "Crazy-mad" -- AKA Georges Lambert -- A long shot at best -- Playing the part -- A narrow escape -- Trouble in Beaumont-de-Lomagne -- Death in the Pink City -- The Gestapo at the door -- Hiding in plain sight -- Not a moment too soon -- The Maquis -- Meet Lieutenant Cleaver -- Unlikely friends -- "It's time" -- Misery in the mountains -- "One of the worst days in my life" -- Parting ways -- A perilous trek -- Stranded -- Good-bye, Georges Lambert -- Death to France -- "Welcome back to the war" -- "It is therefore SECRET" -- Rockaway Beach -- Epilogue

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True story of escape from Nazi-occupied France

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