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John Geoffrey Lee (always known as Geoff) joined the RAF on his 20th birthday in June 1941. He left Liverpool on a troop ship in December 1941, with no idea where he was going. He …
A history of modern Germany told not through the lives of its leaders, but its lawbreakers. As Nelson Mandela said, "e;a nation should not be judged by how it treats its …
They had faced the indignity of surrender and the squalor of Changi prison, so the spirits of the British and American troops lifted when they were told that they would be …
On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJGPorterHalyburtonwas shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th mission and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later he was found to be …
Carl Holmstrom's superb artwork depicts life as a 'kriegie' in a unique manner. But, more than that, he spent the major part of his captivity in Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War …