The lost airman: a true story of escape from Nazi occupied France
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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 “Harmful Lil Armful” who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground. 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 Arthur’s trying months in Toulouse—masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis—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." -- book jacket.
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Meyerowitz, S. (2016). The lost airman: a true story of escape from Nazi occupied France. Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Meyerowitz, Seth. 2016. The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape From Nazi Occupied France. Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Meyerowitz, Seth, The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape From Nazi Occupied France. Penguin Random House, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Meyerowitz, Seth. The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape From Nazi Occupied France. Penguin Random House, 2016.
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| 300 | |a xiv, 229 pages, 16 unnumbered unnumbered pages of plates : |b map, black and white illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-299). | ||
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