Great War to Great Escape: the Two Wars of Fl Lt Bernard 'Pop' Green MC by Laurence Green published by Fighting High Publications at 17-99p. Hardback.
Bernard Green MC was the author's grandfather. After a distinguished role at Second and Third Ypres and the Somme he joined the RAFVR in 1939. Somehow he survived the crash of his Hampden off the coast of Denmark and spent almost five years in German POW camps, escaping from Stalag Luft III in 'The Great Escape' in 1944. Most of his friends were shot on Hitler's orders but Green continued to lead a charmed life surviving the 'Black March' across Germany in the opening months of 1945.
This book contains previously unpublished photographs from both wars and includes many taken inside the camps. Also published for the first time is Green's letters and postcards to his son who was in the army. An original and personal book that brings home the human side of
warfare and captivity.
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