The Blister Club: The Extraordinary Story of the Downed American Airmen Who Escaped to Safety in World War II

by Michael Lee Lanning

Book Overview

During World War II, some 10,000 American bombers and fighters were shot down over Europe. Of the crews aboard, 26,000 men were killed, while 30,000 survived being shot down only to be captured and made prisoners of war. Against the longest of odds, nearly 3,000 airmen made it to the ground alive, evaded capture, and escaped to safety. These men proudly called themselves the Blister Club.

Drawing on tens of thousands of pages of mostly untapped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811739740
• ISBN13: 9780811739740
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"