Shot Down and on the Run

Graham Pitchfork; Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork; Pitchfork Graham

ISBN 10: 1550024833 / ISBN 13: 9781550024838

Published by Dundurn Group, Toronto, Canada, 2003

About this Item

First edition 2003, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Published by Dundurn Group, Toronto, Canada. Trade softcover without DJ as issued. Condition as new, square and tight book, spine not creased, no edgewear, sharp corners, no names, no underlinings no highlights, no bent pages, small stcker on the half-title page. Not a reminder. 8vo, 306 pages, index.

Seller Inventory # 009338

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shot Down and on the Run
• Publisher: Dundurn Group, Toronto, Canada
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550024833
• ISBN 13: 9781550024838
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

The stories of many POW escapees are well known, but what about those who miraculously evaded capture in the first place and returned to fight another day?

This compelling book tells some of the epic stories of the thousands of shot-down airmen, including Canadians from across the country, who got out from behind enemy lines in Europe, the Far East, and Africa during the Second World War. Based on special first-hand interviews and new research into official debriefing documents held at Britain’s National Archives, many of these accounts have never been published before. This books explores the pivotal role of military intelligence in the training, support, and organization of escape and evasion; it also features rare photographs of the evaders and their helpers.

About the Author

Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, MBE, served in the RAF for 36 years and was subsequently a director of Military Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence. His previous books include Men Behind the Medals and The Buccaneers.