Lest They Forget Freedom's Price

Lest They Forget Freedom'S Price Is The Fascinating Story Of B-17 Bomber Pilot Edward M. Bender (Usafr Retired) Who Describes His Flight Training Bomber Missions Capture And Time As A Pow In Europe During World War Ii. When A Fire Forces The Crew Of His Flying Fortress Down In Enemy-Occupied France Lt. Bender Is Captured By A Unit Of Teenage Nazi Recruits From Adolph Hitler'S Youth Corps. He Describes His Year As A Prisoner Of The Third Reich At Camps In Sagan Nurnberg And Moosburg And The Bitterly Cold Forced March Of Winter 1945 When The Germans And Pows Evacuated The Stalag Luft Iii Prison Camp In Anticipation Of The Advancing Russian Army. Finally Lt. Bender Is Liberated By Gen. George Patton'S Army And Returns Home To Adapt To The Challenges Of Life In Post-War America. Filled With Humor And Pathos This Narrative Provides A Portrait Of Life In War-Time Europe And America And The Challenges Faced By An American Airman And Pow.