RAF evaders
Subtitle: the comprehensive story of thousands of escapers and their escape lines, Western Europe, 1940-1945
By: Oliver Clutton-Brock
Publisher: Grub Street
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9781906502171
Other titles: Royal Air Force evaders
Description: During the five years from May 1940 to May 1945 several thousand Allied airmen, forced to abandon their aircraft behind enemy lines, evaded capture and reached freedom by land, sea and air. Here is an in-depth look at this secret world of evasion, uncovering some treachery and many hitherto unpublished details, operations and photos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-476) and index.