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 Surviving a B-17 bailout in 1944 over France, airman, John Katsaros is captured by the Gestapo. Then he is rescued by the French underground in what begins a perilous quest for freedom through France and Spain.
His detailed account unfolds a true story of grit, grace, and pure luck.
The illustrated, 312 page tale is recounted with detailed descriptions of his French "helpers" and escapee companions while they hide from the relentless Germans and their sympathizers. Katsaros has resurrected the story after being sworn to secrecy by the US Government for 60 years.
 Comments By: C. Scott Miller, Lt. U.S.Navy, (Ret.)
Rescued by the French Underground after being gravely wounded when shot down over Frankfurt, Germany in March 1944, a young American patriot literally crawls and climbs his way across the European battlefields, risking his life to send strategic target Information to Britain. Heroism and survival instincts work together to show how the stark horror of World War II as experienced by a 20 year old U.S. Army Air Force Sergeant can be ennobled by the unconditional charity and bravery of men and women fighting to be free in occupied France.
 Over sixty years has not diminished the graphic nightmare of human mutilation in war games that seem primitive in our electronic
age. The sense of history and the will to win freedom shine in this personal recollection of individuals on both sides of the conflict. This story reminds us that real people alive today battled for their
right to live and for ours.
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