The Lost Airman
A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France
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Bronx-born top turret-gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was one of only two crewmen who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground, when their plane was shot down near Cognac, France, in 1943.
After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier, who arranged for Arthur’s transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo.
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 hair-raising journey to freedom—a true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II.
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAP

- Seth Meyerowitz - Author
- Peter Stevens - Author
Kindle Book
- Release date: January 19, 2016
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780698193963
- File size: 9010 KB
- Release date: January 19, 2016
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780698193963
- File size: 9010 KB
- Release date: January 19, 2016
Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Languages
English
Bronx-born top turret-gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was one of only two crewmen who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground, when their plane was shot down near Cognac, France, in 1943.
After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in. Fortunately, his hosts had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier, who arranged for Arthur’s transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo.
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 hair-raising journey to freedom—a true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II.
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAP

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Details
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Kindle Book
Release date: January 19, 2016
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780698193963
File size: 9010 KB
Release date: January 19, 2016
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780698193963
File size: 9010 KB
Release date: January 19, 2016
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Creators
- Seth Meyerowitz - Author
- Peter Stevens - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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