Evader

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
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Author: Derek Shuff ISBN: 9780750951494
Publisher: The History Press Publication: July 5, 2010
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Derek Shuff
ISBN: 9780750951494
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: July 5, 2010
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In 1941 air gunner Sergeant Jack Newton's Wellington is hit by flak on his first bombing raid over Germany. Miraculously, the skipper makes an emergency landing on a German-occupied Belgian airfield, narrowly avoiding Antwerp Cathedral.Having torched the plane, the crew give the unsuspecting Germans the slip and are hidden by the Resistance. Hoping to make it to the coast and back across the Channel, the airmen are surprised when the 23-year-old female leader of the Comete Escape Line, Andree de Jongh - codenamed Dedee - has other plans for them.Full of terrifying and humorous moments, this is the story of the epic journey of the first British airman to escape occupied Europe during the Second World War. Derek Shuff has been a journalist for more than 45 years.  He became a freelane show business writer in 1971 for national and international newspapers and magazines.  He now concentrates on his work as an author from his home in East Sussex. 

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In 1941 air gunner Sergeant Jack Newton's Wellington is hit by flak on his first bombing raid over Germany. Miraculously, the skipper makes an emergency landing on a German-occupied Belgian airfield, narrowly avoiding Antwerp Cathedral.Having torched the plane, the crew give the unsuspecting Germans the slip and are hidden by the Resistance. Hoping to make it to the coast and back across the Channel, the airmen are surprised when the 23-year-old female leader of the Comete Escape Line, Andree de Jongh - codenamed Dedee - has other plans for them.Full of terrifying and humorous moments, this is the story of the epic journey of the first British airman to escape occupied Europe during the Second World War. Derek Shuff has been a journalist for more than 45 years.  He became a freelane show business writer in 1971 for national and international newspapers and magazines.  He now concentrates on his work as an author from his home in East Sussex. 

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