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Last of the Kriegies - The Extraordinary True Life Experiences of Five Bomber Command Prisoners of War (Hardcover)
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Last of the Kriegies - The Extraordinary True Life Experiences of Five Bomber Command Prisoners of War (Hardcover)
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'For you the war is over'. 'Last of the Kriegies' tells the
extraordinary stories of five of the last remaining Second World
War RAF Bomber Command Prisoners-of-War: pilot Reg Barker, bomb
aimer Charles Clarke, air gunner David Fraser, air gunner Albert
Gunn and navigator Henry Wagner. Each veteran shares the journey
they went through joining up with the Royal Air Force, their
training and crewing up, and operational duties with RAF Bomber
Command. We accompany them on raids over enemy territory as they
fight to survive against the relentless flak, searchlights, and
deadly enemy nightfighters. Eventually each airmen's next of kin
receives a knock on the door and the dreaded 'regret to inform' you
telegram. Reg, Charles, David, Albert and Henry describe the
circumstances in which they are shot from the sky, descending by
parachute in to hostile territory, and their subsequent failed
attempt to avoid capture. Interrogation follows and we hear how the
downed airmen negotiate the aggressive and devious tactics employed
by their captors as they try and extract secret information. Our
'Kriegsgefangener' soon find themselves behind the barb wire of a
German prison camp facing the trials and tribulations of daily life
as a 'kriegie'; the battle with hunger and frustration, the baiting
and harassing of prison guards, friendships made, and attempts to
break out and escape their captivity. In the final months of the
war some of our POWs endure the gruelling and harsh conditions of
the forced 'Long March'. Despite frustrating delays, as the Nazi
regime enters its final death throes, our airmen eventually taste
the sweetness of liberation and journey home to loved ones and
family. Fighting High Publishing and Bomber Command historian Steve
Darlow present the extraordinary testimony of five veterans who
endured and survived being shot down, captivity, degradation, and
suffering. Illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and
with a foreword from former Gulf War POW Squadron Leader Bob
Ankerson RAF (Ret'd) 'Last of the Kriegie's' reveals the
extraordinary strength and resilience of the human spirit
struggling with incarceration and the loss of freedom.
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