The Flight: A Father's War, a Son's Search

by Tyler Bridges

Book Overview

Both history and memoir, The Flight tells the story of Richard W. "Dick" Bridges's heroic service in World War II. Bridges survived a German attack on his plane, the Fascinatin' Witch, by parachuting out of the exploding B-24. He escaped detection in Austria, became the first American prisoner of war in Hungary, was sent to Yugoslavia, escaped from his POW camp there, was sheltered by the Partisans one step ahead of the Germans, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807175374
• ISBN13: 9780807175378
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.2"