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Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II
Phil Froom
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Description for Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 650 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
This book describes the design, manufacture, covert shipment and use of the many ingenious evasion and escape devices provided to Allied troops during WWII. Following the fall of mainland Europe, hostile Allied actions against land-based Axis forces were generally limited to air attacks. However, as the numbers of those attacks increased, the number of aircraft and crews failing to return grew alarmingly: something needed to be done to provide these air crews with aids to enable them to evade to safe territory or escape captivity, or losses of irreplaceable crews would become critical. Britain’s MI-9 and U.S. MIS-X organizations were ... Read more
This book describes the design, manufacture, covert shipment and use of the many ingenious evasion and escape devices provided to Allied troops during WWII. Following the fall of mainland Europe, hostile Allied actions against land-based Axis forces were generally limited to air attacks. However, as the numbers of those attacks increased, the number of aircraft and crews failing to return grew alarmingly: something needed to be done to provide these air crews with aids to enable them to evade to safe territory or escape captivity, or losses of irreplaceable crews would become critical. Britain’s MI-9 and U.S. MIS-X organizations were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348396
SKU
V9780764348396
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-17
About Phil Froom
Phil Froom served nine years in the British Army working globally in Signals Intelligence, before taking up a role in the defence industry. A medal and militaria collector and military historian, Phil lives in England, is married, and has two children.
Reviews for Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by MI9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II
Featured in Flypast magazine, March 2016 - British army veteran and author Phil Froom takes a close look at these remarkable inventions and the ways in which they helped downed airmen make it home. Featured in 'The Globe and Laurel' - the Royal Marines magazine - April 2016. "What a book! Packed full of colour illustrations, maps and photos, it ... Read more