Lest They Forget Freedom's Price: Memoirs of a WWII Bomber Pilot

Bender, LCol Edward M.

ISBN 10: 1438960735 / ISBN 13: 9781438960739

Published by AuthorHouse (edition First Edition), 2009

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It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lest They Forget Freedom's Price: Memoirs of a WWII Bomber Pilot
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438960735
• ISBN 13: 9781438960739
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Lest They Forget Freedom's Price, is the fascinating story of B-17 bomber pilot Edward M. Bender (USAFR, retired), who describes his flight training, bomber missions, capture, and time as a POW in Europe during World War II. When a fire forces the crew of his Flying Fortress down in enemy-occupied France, Lt. Bender is captured by a unit of teenage NAZI recruits from Adolph Hitler's youth corps. He describes his year as a prisoner of the Third Reich at camps in Sagan, Nurnberg, and Moosburg, and the bitterly cold forced march of Winter 1945, when the Germans and POWs evacuated the Stalag Luft III prison camp in anticipation of the advancing Russian army. Finally, Lt. Bender is liberated by Gen. George Patton's army and returns home to adapt to the challenges of life in post-war America. Filled with humor and pathos, this narrative provides a portrait of life in war-time Europe and America, and the challenges faced by an American airman and POW.

About the Author

Lt. Col. Edward M. Bender (USAFR, retired) joined the Army Air Corps Reserves in 1942 and after the war, continued to be active in the Reserves until his retirement in 1972. He worked for the US postal service for a total of 20 years before and after World War II. Later, he was a speech writer and Editor of Printed Media for the US Department of the Interior, working 18 years for what was then the Bureau of Mines in Rolla, Missouri, and Washington, D.C. He retired from government work in 1979 and returned to Cape Girardeau, where he and his wife, Kay, do volunteer work and enjoy being near family and friends.