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Flying for Freedom: The Flying, Survival and Captivity Experiences of a Czech Pi
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781844157303
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Flying for Freedom : The Flying, Survival and Captivity Experiences of a Czech Pilot in the Second World War
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
184415730X
ISBN-13
9781844157303
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038668114
Product Key Features
Book Title
Flying for Freedom : The Flying, Survival and Captivity Experiences of a Czech Pilot in the Second World War
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
940.544941092
Synopsis
Alois Siska was a Czechoslovakia native who Joined the UK RAF. Here he describes his experiences from flying bombers, to becoming a German POW, to joining the Czech air force, where he was persecuted by the Communists. After their fall, he was reinstated, and is a recipient of the highest Czech military honor., Alois Siska was born in Czechoslovakia and learnt to fly. He escaped to the UK after the German invasion and joined the R.A.F. He describes his experiences flying Wellington bombers. In December 1943 he was shot down and he and surviving members of the crew were adrift in the North Sea for 7 days in appalling conditions. Picked up by the Germans he underwent surgery to his badly wounded legs and became a POW. He suffered at the hands of the Gestapo and was held in numerous camps including Colditz. His injuries were so extensive that he was put under the care of Archibald McIndoe. Siska chose to return to his native country to join their air force but fell foul of the Communist authorities. His persecution is described in the closing chapters. His rank was restored only in 1991 on the collapse of the Communist regime. Despite his injuries he remained active until 2003 when he died just short of his 90th birthday. He was as an active member of the Czech Ex-R.A.F. Association, the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund in his country, and the Sue Ryder Homes for which he raised considerable funds. His death was marked with a fly-past of the Czech Air Force and he was posthumously awarded the highest military decoration - The Order of the White Lion., Alois Siska was born in Czechoslovakia and learnt to fly. He escaped to the UK after the German invasion and joined the R.A.F. He describes his experiences flying Wellington bombers. In December 1943 he was shot down and he and surviving members of the crew were adrift in the North Sea for 7 days in appalling conditions. Picked up by the Germans he underwent surgery to his badly wounded legs and became a POW. He suffered at the hands of the Gestapo and was held in numerous camps including Colditz. His injuries were so extensive that he was put under the care of Archibald McIndoe.Siska chose to return to his native country to join their air force but fell foul of the Communist authorities. His persecution is described in the closing chapters. His rank was restored only in 1991 on the collapse of the Communist regime. Despite his injuries he remained active until 2003 when he died just short of his 90th birthday. He was as an active member of the Czech Ex-R.A.F. Association, the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund in his country, and the Sue Ryder Homes for which he raised considerable funds. His death was marked with a fly-past of the Czech Air Force and he was posthumously awarded the highest military decoration - The Order of the White Lion.
LC Classification Number
D786
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