LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY. [WORLD WAR II] [Including "A.V.G" ["AMERICAN VOL

Atglen 1997, Schiffer. Gray cloth, like NEW, 219p., 20 color & black & white photos of various Blood Chits, co-author: T. McGarey,21.5 x 28.5 cm.,fine dust jacket in Mylar protector, like NEW, UNUSED. * * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . . THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RELIABLE REFERENCE ON . . . VARIOUS "BLOOD CHITS," SURVIVAL LANGUAGE HANDBOOKS, . . . ESCAPE MAPS, SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, . . . FOR UNITED STATES & ALLIED FORCES IN WW II . . . BURMA, CHINA & THE PACIFIC THEATERS . . * A story of the often heroic efforts by governments to provide their aerial warriors with the tools to evade capture in enemy territory. Illustrated with a comprehensive collection of color photographs. Compiled from accounts from more than 50 airmen and intelligence officers. . *** "Blood Chits," are a safe conduct pass that was given to or sewn onto airman's clothing to protect them from natives when shot down during aerial operations. This definitive history of Blood Chits was compiled from accounts provided by more than fifty veteran airmen and intelligence officers from around the world, and from more than seventy formerly classified government documents. . *** Last Hope is the story of the often heroic by governments to provide their aerial warriors with the tools to evade capture when forced down in enemy controlled territory, as told by the most visible and visually stunning artifact of this effort, the "Blood Chit." Illustrated with the most comprehensive collection of color photographs of "Blood Chits: and related evasion aids ever assembled, it provides readers an unparalleled opportunity to discover the beauty and variety of these lifesaving artifacts of war. . In addition to "Blood Chits," a number of the beautiful theater-made souvenir patches in the form of "Blood Chits" are also illustrated. This definitive history of "Blood Chits" from their infancy at the dawn of the air age through their maturity at the close of World War II was compiled from accounts provided by more than fifty veteran airmen and intelligence officers from around the world, and from more than seventy formerly classified government documents. . "LAST HOPE" is a thoroughly annotated and fully illustrated journey into the secretive world of air crew evasion and escape aides for the casual reader and serious researcher alike, and is a valuable resource for the military and aviation enthusiast, collector, researcher, and museum curator. . * The majority of focus is on the Far East, S.E. Asia, with about 40 pages on N. Africa, Europe and middle-east. An invaluable color illustrated reference. . *** Color scans are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This is a like NEW, UNUSED example, in likewise dust jacket in Mylar protector. Contents pristine. . *.…