Silent heroes : downed airmen and the French underground /

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ottis, Sherri Greene, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes britanniques.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > Europe.
Avions > Équipage > Europe.
Évasions > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
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
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