Lost Airmen - The Epic Rescue of WWII US Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines (Historical Books (Regnery Publishing))

Charles E. Stanley Jr.

ISBN 10: 168451262X / ISBN 13: 9781684512621

Published by Regnery Publishing, 1999

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Regnery Publishing Historical Books (Regnery Publishing) Lost Airmen - The Epic Rescue of WWII US Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines (NM) Manufacturer: Regnery Publishing Product Line: Historical Books (Regnery Publishing) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2022 Author: Charles E. Stanley Jr. Page Count: 380 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: Late in 1944, thirteen U.S. B-24 bomber crews bailed from their cabins over the Yugoslavian wilderness. Bloodied and disoriented after a harrowing strike against the Third Reich, the pilots took refugee with the Partisan underground. But the Americans were far from safety. Holed up in a village barely able to feed its citizens, encircled by Nazis, and left abandoned after a team of British secret agents failed to secure their escape, the airmen were left with little choice. It was either flee or be killed. In The Lost Airmen, Charles Stanely Jr. unveils the shocking true story of his father, Charles Stanely-and the eighteen brave soldiers he journeyed with for the first time. Drawing on over twenty years of research, dozens of interviews, and previously unpublished letters, diaries, and memoirs written by the airmen, Stanley recounts the deadly journey across the blizzard-swept Dinaric Alps during the worst winter of the Twentieth Century-and the heroic men who fought impossible odds to keep their brothers in arms alive.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lost Airmen - The Epic Rescue of WWII US Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines (Historical Books (Regnery Publishing))
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 168451262X
• ISBN 13: 9781684512621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Late in 1944, thirteen U.S. B-24 bomber crews bailed from their cabins over the Yugoslavian wilderness. Bloodied and disoriented after a harrowing strike against the Third Reich, the pilots took refugee with the Partisan underground. But the Americans were far from safety.

Holed up in a village barely able to feed its citizens, encircled by Nazis, and left abandoned after a team of British secret agents failed to secure their escape, the airmen were left with little choice. It was either flee or be killed.

In The Lost Airmen, Charles Stanely Jr. unveils the shocking true story of his father, Charles Stanely-and the eighteen brave soldiers he journeyed with for the first time. Drawing on over twenty years of research, dozens of interviews, and previously unpublished letters, diaries, and memoirs written by the airmen, Stanley recounts the deadly journey across the blizzard-swept Dinaric Alps during the worst winter of the Twentieth Century-and the heroic men who fought impossible odds to keep their brothers in arms alive.

About the Author

Charles E. Stanley Jr., the son of one of the eighteen Lost Airmen, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of U.S. airmen downed in WWII. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the State University of New York, Stanley is a member of the Society for Military History.