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Downed Allied Airmen and Evasion of Capture: The Role of Local Resistance Networks in World War II

Downed Allied Airmen and Evasion of Capture: The Role of Local Resistance Networks in World War II

Bodson, Herman

Paperback

Air CombatWorld War II

ISBN10: 0786422165
ISBN13: 9780786422166
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Sep 27 2005
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.04
Language: English

This volume deals specifically with escape and evasion in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, an operation in which the author himself was directly involved, and discusses the role which these lines of escape played in the lives of airmen who were forced to bail out over enemy territory. He describes the ever-present risks the often nameless patriots faced, such as the danger of exposure and the threat of traitorous infiltration. Specific lines are traced geographically and their main participants discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the role of women in this resistance operation. Throughout the book, the reader benefits not only from the author's own personal recollections but also from his later on-location research. The final chapter concludes with statistical information directly related to this little known aspect of World War II. Appendices include lists of the airmen helped by the resistance movement.

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