Silent heroes : downed airmen and the French underground

Silent heroes : downed airmen and the French underground / Sherri Greene Ottis.

In the early years of World War II, it was an amazing feat for an Allied airman shot down over occupied Europe to make it back to England. By 1943, however, pilots and crewmembers, supplied with ""escape kits, "" knew they had a 50 percent chance of evading capture and returning...

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Main Author: Ottis, Sherri Greene, 1964- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Edition:Paperback edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > MI9 > History.
Great Britain. > MI9
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military > Europe.
Flight crews > Europe.
Escapes > France > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Air pilots, Military
Escapes
Flight crews
Military operations, Aerial > American
Military operations, Aerial > British
Secret service
War > Underground movements
Europe
France
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Science Fiction or Military Strategy: The Activities of MI9 and MIS-X; 2. It Was Raining Aviators: The Evaders; 3. My Brother's Keeper: The Helpers; 4. Adolph Should Stay: The Pat O'Leary Line, 1940-1941; 5. In the Wake of Betrayal: The Pat O'Leary Line, 1942-1943; 6. Riding the Tail of a Comet: The Comet Line, 1941-1944; 7. Out of the Ashes: The Shelburne Line, 1944; 8. We Will Never Forget: The Aftermath; 9. Conclusion; Epilogue: Fifty-Five Years Later; Appendix A: List of Abbreviations.
  • Appendix B: Evaders Evacuated through the Burgundy/Shelburne ConnectionNotes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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