![]() ![]() Even before the dramatic battle in the air and the subsequent harrowing events on the ground, the story is informative, insightful, and captivating. Their individual stories and those of the courageous Belgian people who risked their lives to help them are all different and are all remarkable. Some men evaded capture and were missing in action for months before making it back to England. ![]() ![]() Some were captured and became prisoners of war. Winner of 20 national book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane, piloted by the author's father, was knocked out of the sky by German fighters over the French/Belgian border on February 8,1944. We're sorry this specific copy is no longer available. ![]()
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