02246cam a2200409 i 4500 592210780 TxAuBib 20220726120000.0 201223s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780811739740 0811739740 (OCoLC)1227917109 TxAuBib rda Lanning, Michael Lee,. The Blister Club [HC] : the extraordinary story of the downed American Airmen who escaped to safety in World War II / Michael Lee Lanning. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] ©2021. vi, 349 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1 First Evaders -- 2 Pat O'Leary Line -- 3 Comet Line -- 4 Shelburne and Other Lines -- 5 Chutes -- 6 Walkers -- 7 Helpers and Hides -- 8 Appendix B: Intelligence -- 9 Appendix D: Escape Aids Kits and Purses -- 10 Pyrenees -- 11 Spain -- 12 Switzerland -- 13 Sweden -- 14 Italy -- 15 Romania -- 16 Yugoslavia -- 17 D-Day and the Maquis -- 18 Airborne and Infantry Evaders -- 19 Atrocities -- 20 The Germans -- 21 Humor and Religion -- 22 Odds and Ends -- 23 After Return -- 24 News -- 25 V-E Day and Beyond -- 26 Legacy. Michael Lee Lanning tells the story of the courageous airmen who evaded capture and escaped to safety after being shot from the skies during World War II. Lanning covers the hows and whys of escape-and-evasion and aerial combat in the European theater, but also vividly captures the stories of the airmen who did the escaping and evading. 20220726. World War, 1939-1945. Air pilots, Military United States History 20th century. Air pilots, Military Europe History 20th century. Escapes Europe History 20th century. History.