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“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
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Describing this book only as "an airman's story" wouldn't do this book justice.
It is far more than that, it is a life story, from his birth to his death .... and beyond.
Peter Stevens was born as Georg Franz Hein, son of Jewish parents.
George had a difficult youth, not only caused because he was "a difficult boy" to handle, but also because of the political developments in Germany.
After the death of Georg's father, his mother couldn't handle him, and had no other hoice than sending him to a boarding school.
But dark clouds gathered above Germany. Because of the bad economic situation, things were changing. The Nazi movement grew steadily and turned out unstoppable.
As every dictorial movement, scapegoats are easily found, and the Nazis blamed the Jews for the misery which was going on.
I take a jump to the middle of the book: Georg was able to get to England were he was safe for the Nazis, but he wasn't out of trouble. Due to the situation - which was caused by himself - he had to change his name to Peter Stevens, to get out of the hands of the English police.
Peter was able to hide .... in the R.A.F. This hiding also turned out his rescue. Now being responsible for a bomber and his crewmembers, his life began to change.
As a prisoner of war, Peter, because of being a native German speaker became one of the very few who was allowed to speak to the Germans. (The reason behind this was that these prisoners "tamed" a German step by step; and an outsider could destroy
months of work by making a wrong comment by accident). This job also brought danger to Peter; no German was to discover he was a native German and a "Jew."
Due to Peter's escape activities he became a recipient of the conveted Military Cross.
Peter Stevens's biggest victories were yet to come ...
His son Marc began to investigate his - deceased - father. A very comphrehensive job because the pieces of Peter's live lay scattered in Germany, England and Canada; the country he immigrated to. Marc also didn't know of how big the jig saw would be.
But Marc succeeded, and as further the puzzle was completed, the more he began to understand his father. His struggle to be a father was difficult; because he had never learned the ropes of creating a warm family life, which also of course influenced the attitude of his children towards him. The Nazi's didn't get Peter (Georg). Even better ... the Stevens's/ Hein's bloodline continued .... and Peter became loved; by his own family!!
Peter had made his last perfect landing .Vond je dit een nuttige review?00
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