Finding the Fallen: Outstanding Aircrew Mysteries from the First World War to Desert Storm Investigated and Solved - Hardcover

Saunders, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908117109 ISBN 13: 9781908117106

Publisher: Grub Street Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The logical successor to the highly acclaimed "Finding the Few" and "Finding the Foe", this new work covers a selection of similar mysteries involving missing aircrew and spanning almost the entire twentieth century. Starting with a re-appraisal of the Mannock affair, the author highlights the fates variously of RAF, USAF, Luftwaffe personnel from bomber, reconnaissance and fighter crews. Each case is examined with a microscopic and forensic approach worthy of 'Silent Witness', and evaluates the detective work involved in unravelling these long-unsolved disappearances of lost airmen. In many cases there is a satisfactory conclusion with 'closure' achieved - although some question marks are left hanging unanswered over other equally fascinating cases. Every bit as intriguing as Andy's earlier works, this is destined to be equally well received and avidly awaited.

About this title

Review

'For all readers who love a good mystery - especially if it is a true story - this will prove to be a very good read.' --Best of British

'An excellent conclusion to this trilogy of books dedicated to solving the tragic mysteries of those courageous airmen who remain, to this day, missing in action.' --Flypast

'Well illustrated and fluently written, this book will also have given a degree of closure to a few more relatives of those brave men. I found it intensely moving in parts.' --Cross & Cockade International

A fascinating read especially when one compares the efforts of the MoD to recover and identify bodies to what the Americans do, the author points out the UK could learn a lesson from the Americans. --Air Mail

'Well illustrated and fluently written, this book will also have given a degree of closure to a few more relatives of those brave men. I found it intensely moving in parts.' --Cross & Cockade International

About the Author

Andy Saunders has been involved with historic aviation for over thirty-five years and is well known in the aircraft preservation and restoration field. His specialist area of interest is in the air war over Europe, 1939-1945. One of the co-founders of Tangmere Aviation Museum, and its first curator, Andy is also respected as a serious researcher, author, and editor and is a prolific contributor to the aviation press. He is passionate about flying and history, regularly travelling in search of historic aircraft and artefacts. He also acts as adviser or consultant to film and television companies and was past editor of Britain at War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908117109
• ISBN 13: 9781908117106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208