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Escape, Evasion and Revenge
The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a PoW
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Escape, Evasion and Revenge
The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a PoW
About this book
"A truly remarkable story . . . Marc Stevens has produced a fitting tribute to his father . . . who played a full part in the defeat of Nazi Germany." —HistoryOfWar.org
Peter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He completed twenty-two missions before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Nazis in September 1941. To escape became his raison d'être and his great advantage was that he was in his native country. He was recaptured after each of his several escapes, but the Nazis never realized his true identity. He took part in the logistics and planning of several major breakouts, including The Great Escape, but was never successful in getting back to England. After liberation, when the true nature of his exploits came to light, he was awarded the Military Cross. He then served as a British spy at the beginning of the Cold War before emigrating to Canada to resume a normal life.
This is the story of a heavily conflicted young man, alone in a world that is in the midst of destruction. He is afforded an opportunity to help his persecuted people to obtain a small measure of revenge. It is at once a sad yet uplifting tale of thankless and unheralded heroism.
"This is a wartime career that would make any son proud, but Steven's real triumph is in writing a biography that will satisfy the most discerning historian." —National Defence Journal
Peter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He completed twenty-two missions before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Nazis in September 1941. To escape became his raison d'être and his great advantage was that he was in his native country. He was recaptured after each of his several escapes, but the Nazis never realized his true identity. He took part in the logistics and planning of several major breakouts, including The Great Escape, but was never successful in getting back to England. After liberation, when the true nature of his exploits came to light, he was awarded the Military Cross. He then served as a British spy at the beginning of the Cold War before emigrating to Canada to resume a normal life.
This is the story of a heavily conflicted young man, alone in a world that is in the midst of destruction. He is afforded an opportunity to help his persecuted people to obtain a small measure of revenge. It is at once a sad yet uplifting tale of thankless and unheralded heroism.
"This is a wartime career that would make any son proud, but Steven's real triumph is in writing a biography that will satisfy the most discerning historian." —National Defence Journal
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword - Wing Commander WJ (‘Mike’) Lewis (RCAF), DFC, CD
- Preface
- Part One: Fire Over Berlin! (7 September 1941)
- Part Two: Georg Franz Hein (1919 – 39)
- Part Three: Peter Stevens in the RAF (1939 – 41)
- Part Four: Prisoner of War (1941 – 5)
- Part Five: Epilogue
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index