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Great War to Great Escape : The Two Wars of Flight Lieutenant Bernard 'Pop' Green MC
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Laurence.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Green, Bernard, 1887-1971.
- Green, Bernard.
- Regicides--England--Biography.
- Soldiers--Campaigns--Great Britain--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Airmen--Prisoners and prisons, German--Great Britain--Biography.
- Airmen.
- World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, Great Britain--Western Front.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Local Subjects:
- Regicides--England--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Great War to Great Escape
- Place of Publication:
- : Fighting High Publishing, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bernard Green managed to survive both the First and Second World War - just. In the first global conflict of the Twentieth Century he endured mud, destruction and death in the trenches of the Western Front; suffering serious injury yet serving with distinction, earning the Military Cross. Twenty-one years later, with another European war imminent, Bernard signed up to fight Germany once more, this time from the air. However in July 1940 his Hampden bomber was blasted from the sky. He survived and was captured, though two of his crew were not so fortunate and lost their lives. For the remainder
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chronology""; ""1. The Wild Rover No More""; ""2. �Prepare for Crash-landing�""; ""3. In the Bag""; ""4. In the Trenches""; ""5. Escape Plans""; ""6. The Great Escape""; ""7. The Black March""; ""8. �There�s No Discharge in the War!�""; ""Appendix 1 � Now It Can Be Told""; ""Appendix 2 � Coincidences""; ""Appendix 3 � Intelligence Summary: 1st Buckinghamshire (Excerpt)""; ""Appendix 4 � Operations Record Book: No. 44 Squadron (Excerpt)""; ""Appendix 5 � The Fifty Victims and the Escapees""
- ""Appendix 6 � �My Dear Adrian��""""Appendix 7 � Map""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780957116382
- 0957116381
- OCLC:
- 855504452
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