In 1941 air gunner Sergeant Jack Newton's Wellington is hit by flak on his first bombing raid over Germany. Miraculously, the skipper makes an emergency landing on a German-occupied Belgian airfield, narrowly avoiding Antwerp Cathedral. Having torched the plane, the crew give the unsuspecting Germans the slip and are hidden by the Resistance. Hoping to make it to the coast and back across the Channel, the airmen are surprised when the 23-year-old female leader of the Comete Escape Line, Andree de Jongh - codenamed Dedee - has other plans for them. Full of terrifying and humorous moments, this is the story of the epic journey of the first British airman to escape occupied Europe during the Second World War.

About the Author
Derek Shuff has been a journalist for more than 37 years. He became a freelance show business writer in 1971 and now writes for national and international newspapers and magazines. As an author he specializes in celebrity autobiographies and biographies, and is a member of the Society of Authors. His books include Psychic Cop, Psychic Detective, and the autobiography of the former Hollywood motorcycle stunt rider Eddie Kidd. He lives in Rye, in East Sussex.


Book Information
ISBN 9781862274280
Author Derek Shuff
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 310g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 160mm * 20mm