The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe

Bloomsbury presents The Ones Who Got Away by Bill Yenne, read by Christopher Ragland. A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away. To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-torn skies of Europe required skill, tenacity, and luck. Those who were shot down and evaded capture needed all of that and more if they were to make it back to friendly lines. These are their stories. Each is comp...