Home Run - Escape From Nazi Europe

London: Viking, 2007. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. xxix + 514 pages. 30 illustrations and 1 map. Throughout the Second World War, thousands of Allied servicemen found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi-occupied Europe: soldiers stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen flying operations against the Germans blasted out of the sky by flak and fighters. Once, they had been part of units that offered cameraderie and protection, but now they were alone and on the run. Some made solitary treks through hundreds of miles of enemy territory, dodging patrols and search parties, and others attempted precarious sea crossings in stolen boats, whilst many placed their lives in the hands of brave civilians who risked the wrath of a brutal regime. The prospect of imprisonment and torture haunted every step the evaders and their helpers took, and for all it was a matter of life and death. The authors tell the dramatic story of the heroes who made it home .... and those who did not. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** **** NOT EX LIB **** A1B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.