
The bestselling WWII memoir of an American Spitfire pilot and legendary Prisoner of War escape artist. American Bill Ash went from Hobo to hero as he joined up to fly Spitfires for the RAF in 1940, before the United States entered the war. Shot down in 1942,...

In this enthralling memoir of World War II adventure, legendary escape artist and Cooler King Bill Ash recounts his life story in a wonderfully honest and self-deprecating voice--a riveting tale of bravery by one of the last of his generation. 16-page photo insert.

Determined to take on the Nazis, Texan Bill Ash joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939 and in so doing sacrificed his citizenship. Before long, he was sent to England wherehe flew Spitfires. Shot down over France in March 1942, he survived the crash-landing and, thanks...
