Graham Pitchfork: Shot Down and in the Drink

Cover: 9781472827272 | Shot Down and in the Drink | Graham Pitchfork | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

The RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied airmen between 1939 and
1945. This fascinating account draws on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents to reveal
some of its most dramatic missions in northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Those shot down at sea faced terrifying dangers, from weather extremes to enemy fighters, and rescue by airborne or seaborne craft was
fraught with difficulty. These incredible stories celebrate the courage, persistence and ingenuity of the men who found
themselves 'in the drink' and those who saved them.

Über den Autor

Graham Pitchfork MBE served in the RAF for 36 years and was a Director of Military Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence. He is the author of many books including Shot Down and in the Drink and Shot Down and on the Run.

Zusammenfassung

A companion title to Shot Down and on the Run.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Abbreviations
Author's Note

Part One: The Air Sea Rescue Organization
1 Background
2 Early Wartime Organization
3 Aircrew Training
4 Survival Equipment
5 Location Aids

Part Two: Northwest Europe
6 Rescue Craft
7 The First Three Years
8 Battle of The Atlantic
9 The Bomber Offensive
10 Return to Europe

Part Three: Mediterranean and West Africa
11 The Early Years
12 Invasion of Sicily and Italy
13 The Italian and Balkans campaign
14 West Africa

Part Four: India and The Far East
15 Air Sea Rescue Organization
16 Rescues
Epilogue

Bibliography
Author's Acknowledgements
Picture Acknowledgements
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472827272
ISBN-10:	1472827279
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pitchfork, Graham
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	195 x 126 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Graham Pitchfork
Erscheinungsdatum:	18.07.2017
Gewicht:	0,26 kg

Artikel-ID: 108833636