Escape From Hell: An Avg Flying Tiger's Journey - Rilegato

Bishop, Lewis Sherman; Irwin, Shiela Bishop

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ISBN 10: 0976303701 ISBN 13: 9780976303701

Casa editrice: Tiger Eye Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Escape from Hell is a dramatic tale of a Flying Tiger pilot. Lewis Bishop was one of four American Volunteer Group (AVG) members to become a POW in World War II. Lew flew combat missions for Claire Chennault's covert group that came to China's defense before Pearl Harbor. Lew's life exemplified patriotism, heroism, courage, and perseverance. His story helps us understand all POWs' invisible wounds.

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L'autore:

Shiela Bishop Irwin completed the manuscript her father wrote in the 1940s. As a chronicler of family history and oral stories, researching and writing her dad’s story was a natural path to pursue. She was born in Pensacola, Florida where her father attended naval flight training and later instructed cadets. Raised by her maternal grandparents, she heard stories of his heroic deeds and treasured these stories. She spent 30 years in the Washington DC area, and is a graduate of George Washington University and Marymount University. She has been an economist, a church educator, a secretary, and a corporate trainer, but she enjoys most being an author, a wife, and mother of three gifted sons. She and her husband currently

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• Editore: Tiger Eye Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976303701
• ISBN 13: 9780976303701
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 254