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Over the wire : a Canadian pilot's memoir of war and survival as a POW  Cover Image Book Book

Over the wire : a Canadian pilot's memoir of war and survival as a POW / Andrew Carswell.

Summary:

A personal account of life as a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot during the allied bombing raids over Germany. Toronto-born Andrew Carswell was just 18 years old when he enlisted and began training to fly a Lancaster bomber. On his fourth mission his plane was shot down and he was, for the next three years, a POW at Stalag VIIIB. This is Andrew's story, but it is also the story of tens of thousands of Canadians of his generation who served their country in an hour of great need.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781118109694 (sc.)
  • ISBN: 9781118109694 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781118109687 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 289 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., facsims. ; 24cm.
  • Publisher: Mississauga, ON : J. Wiley & Sons Canada, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index.
Subject: Carswell, Andrew, 1923-
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force > Biography.
Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf.
Air pilots, Military > Canada > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Canadian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
Prisoners of war > Canada > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Biography.
Prisoner-of-war escapes > Germany > History > 20th century.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vanderhoof Public Library.

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Vanderhoof Public Library 940.54 CAR (Text) 35193000243289 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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