The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied

The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France

For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi-occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for more than six months before escaping to freedom.
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Bronx-born top turret-gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known as â€œHarmful Lil Armfulâ€ who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground.
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After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts not only despised the Nazis but had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier. Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the resistance leader arranged for Arthurâ€™s transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo.
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Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthurâ€™s trying months in Toulouseâ€”masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazisâ€”and of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above. With photographs and maps included, this is a never-before-told true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II.
Country USA
Manufacturer Dutton Caliber
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-01-19
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dutton Caliber
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-01-19
Format	Kindle eBook

The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France

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