The Lost Airman

For fans of Unbroken, the remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over Nazi occupied France and evaded Gestapo pursuers for than six months before escaping to freedom Bronx born top turret gunner Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second mission when he was shot down in 1943 He was one of only two men on the B 24 Liberator known as Harmful Lil Armful who escaped death or immediate capture on the ground After fleeing the wreck, Arthur knocked on the door of an isolated farmhouse, whose owners hastily took him in Fortunately, his hosts not only despised the Nazis but had a tight connection to the French resistance group Morhange and its founder, Marcel Taillandier Arthur and Taillandier formed an improbable bond as the resistance leader arranged for Arthur s transfers among safe houses in southern France, shielding him from the Gestapo Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthur s trying months in Toulouse masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis and of his hair raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above With photographs and maps included, this is a never before told true story of endurance, perseverance, and escape during World War II. Free Read [ The Lost Airman ] author [ Seth Meyerowitz ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Read the Dutch translation While this book has its charms and the parts about the French resistance were interesting, it was a disappointing read During our holidays in the French Pyrenees we occasionally stumbled upon information about the escape routes for allied pilots This I decided to read up on it and thought this book was a good and casual start Well, not so much when the escape through the Pyrenees starts in the story The author clearly doesn t know much about the region and the l Read the Dutch translation While this book has its charms and the parts about the French resistance were interesting, it was a disappointing read During our holidays in the French Pyrenees we occasionally stumbled u...Pleasant enough, clearly written by an affectionate grandson who tries hard to breathe life into a narrative that relies on research rather than first person reminiscences The book suffers for it and for the author s attempts to make his grandfather larger than life when he was simply a gunner with the misfortune of being shot down over France As a result, Seth Meyerowitz includes overwritten sentences like this, showed how highly they respected the American airman for his courage and endu Pleasant enough, clearly written by an affectionate grandson who tries hard to breathe life into a narrative that relies on research rather than first person reminiscences The book suffers for it and for the author s attempts to make his grandfather larger than life when he was simply a gunner with the misfortune of being shot down over France As a result, Seth Meyerowitz includes overwritten sentences like this, showed how highly they respected the American airman for his courage and endurance, as well as his ability to keep his head under stress His instinctive decision to drop his photo identification and papers while being arrested by the Gestapo had proved h...Every Vet has a story, every Bomber crewman who bailed out over Nazi occupied France and escaped, has a hair raising tale to tell Most do not write about it, and it is left for the son or grandson to investigate, research and come out with a good book This is one A lot about the French Resistance fighters who risked and many gave their lives or were tortured terrible for helping the Airmen get to Spain and hop...This was a very good book about a airman that was brought down over France This book retells the incredible story of survival If you enjoy reading World War II history, you will enjoy thisThe good points Although retired, reading this true story reminded me of the excitement with which I delved into a suspenseful exciting tale as a youth There were times I regretted that it would end Emotions ranged the spectrum as the trials experiences of the protagonist, airman Arthur Meyerowitz, as well as those who aided in his escape from occupied France during WWII, were related His story is almost eclipsed by a daring, dashing, incredibly brave leader of a cell of th The good points Although retired, reading this true story reminded me of the excitement with which I delved into a suspenseful exciting tale as a youth There were times I regretted that it would end Emotions ranged the spectrum as the trials experiences of the protagonist, airman Arthur Meyerowitz, as well as those who aided in his escape from occupied France during WWII, were related His story is almost eclipsed by a daring, dashing, incredibly brave leader of a cell of the French Resistance, Marcel Taillandier One stands agape witnessing the courage self sacrifice of good people who resist the authorities during terrible times Those Resistance members who were captured almost all suffe...For the most part this was an interesting a readable book about a grandfather who bailed out of a B 24 over France in 1943 and spent several months with the French resistance in Southern France and, ultimately, escaped and returned to the USA The story is as much about the heroes of the resistance as it is about the protagonist, a young, Jewish non com who became a crew chief and gunner after just missing an opportunity to get his wings in flying school It s a classic WWII tale of heroism and For the most part this was an interesting a readable book about a grandfather who bailed out of a B 24 over France in 1943 and spent several months with the French resistance in Southern France and, ultimately, escaped and returned to the USA The story is as much about the heroes of the resistance as it is abou...This review is for the audio book version This is a true story about a bomber tail gunner, during World War II, who was Jewish On one of his first flights over occupied France, Arthur Meyerwitz s plane was shot down To be captured by the Germans would have meant almost instant death for Meyerwitz However, Meyerwitz is lucky enough to evade immediate capture by happening upon a nearby farmhouse in which lives a French couple who have connections with the French underground The story unfolds This review is for the audio book version This is a true story about a bomber tail gunner, during World War II, who was Jewish On one of his first flights over occupied France, Arthur Meyerwitz s plane was shot down To be captured by the Germans would have meant almost instant death for Meyerwitz However, Meyerwitz is lucky enough to evade immediate capture by happening upon a nearby farmhouse in which lives a French couple who have connections with the French underground The story unfolds as this couple passes Meyerwitz off t...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here When I read Unbroken, I didn t know anything about Zamperini s story This was before it was a mega hit as a book and long before the movie I remember being shocked when he went into Japanese captivity, because I thought book would have been complete with the story of his survival at sea I found Arthur Meyerowitz s story similarly incredible At each turn, I thought he would be captured eventually he was for a short period , but the harrowing details of his life on the run, his help from the When I read Unbroken, I didn t know anything about Zamperini s story This was before it was a mega hit as a book and long before the movie I remember being shocked when he went into Japanese captivity, because I thought book would have been complete with the story of his survival at sea I found Arthur Meyerowitz s story similarly incredible At each turn, I thought he would be captured eventually he was for a short period , but the harrowing details of his life on the run, his help from the French resistance, his trek a...Audible audio Regardless of any opinion of this book, the true story of Arthur Meyerowitz is breathtaking, awe inspiring There are not enough adjectives He endured survived through an incredible era of history.That said, the execution is lacking Although incredible, the story is dry Sorry to say, it is terribly trite Arthur is in an airplane over France, crashes, buries his parachute, is sheltered by the French Resistance, and makes his way to freedom The same circumstance has b...The book The Lost Airman is a interesting true story about one mans journey from being an airman, to resistance fighter, and finally a rescued pilot I found this books story to be very well put together and left you with no immediate questions It is certainly a book I will readthan once The author, being a descendant of the main character made this book into one that I was no able to put down it seems...

• 16 March 2018
Seth Meyerowitz
• Hardcover
• 320 pages
• 1592409296
• Seth Meyerowitz
• The Lost Airman