Last of the Kriegies: The Extraordinary True Life Experiences of Five Bomber Command Prisoners of War

Reg Barker,Charles Clarke,David Fraser,Albert Gunn,Henry Wagner

Last of the Kriegies: The Extraordinary True Life Experiences of Five Bomber Command Prisoners of War
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Fighting High Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
25 September 2017
Pages
256
ISBN
9780993415296

Last of the Kriegies: The Extraordinary True Life Experiences of Five Bomber Command Prisoners of War

Reg Barker,Charles Clarke,David Fraser,Albert Gunn,Henry Wagner

The amazing stories of five of the last WWII RAF Bomber Command POWs. Last of the Kriegies tells the extraordinary stories of five of the last remaining Second World War RAF Bomber Command Prisoners-of-War. Each veteran shares the journey they went through joining up, their training and crewing up, and operational duties with Bomber Command. Eventually each airmen’s next of kin receives a knock on the door and the dreaded telegram. Bomber Command historian Steve Darlow presents the extraordinary testimony of five veterans who endured 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 Illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and with a foreword from former Gulf War POW Squadron Leader Bob Ankerson RAF (Ret’d) Last of the Kriegies reveals the extraordinary strength and resilience of the human spirit struggling with incarceration. AUTHORS: Former Second World War prisoner-of-war Reg Barker served as a pilot with RAF Bomber Command. Former Second World War prisoner-of-war Air Commodore Charles Clarke OBE served as a bomb aimer with RAF Bomber Command. Former Second World War prisoner-of-war David Fraser served as an air gunner with RAF Bomber Command. Former Second World War prisoner-of-war Albert Gunn served as an air gunner with RAF Bomber Command. Former Second World War prisoner-of-war Henry Wagner served as a navigator with RAF Bomber Command. Steve Darlow is a Bomber Command historian, established military aviation author (with seventeen books to his name), and television documentary consultant and contributor. In 2009 Steve founded Fighting High Publishing, which seeks to publish books focusing on human endeavour in military situations. 30 illustrations

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