Shot down, a secret diary of one POWs long march to freedom, Alex Kerr
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Shot down, a secret diary of one POWs long march to freedom, Alex Kerr
Language
eng
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autobiography
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non fiction
Main title
Shot down
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Alex Kerr
Sub title
a secret diary of one POWs long march to freedom
Summary
Alex's Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalised with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. This book reproduces his diary entries in a fascinating account of all aspects of lifein a wartime prison.He describes being part of the infamous 'Long March' during which he and his comrades were strafed by Allied aircraft; 60 POWs were killed and 100 wounded. Alex escaped the march witha mate, passing through the front lines between the British and German forces to commandeer a German mayor's car and drive back to Brussels to take the next aircraft to freedom.Alex's charm and optimistic outlook will buoy thereader throughout, and the camaraderie between he and his captive comrades is always entertaining.This is an authentic World War II adventure -- frombeing shot out of the sky, to incarceration and the ultimate triumph of escape and the end of the war
Target audience
adult
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