Courageous Escape from Nazis Told in The Playboy Crew 1943-1944, Published by Outskirts Press
Durant, OK, July 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Robert F. Pipes today announced the release of his new memoir, The Playboy Crew 1943-1944, Memoirs of WW II, The Men of B-24 Liberator 41-29399, published by Outskirts Press. A fascinating chronicle of the plane and its tight knit crew, Pipes gives an insider’s view to those WW II experiences that uprooted young American men from their homes and reshaped them from whatever lives they had formerly led.
On what turned out to be the plane’s final mission, the Playboy Crew’s B-24 Liberator underwent heavy fire from the ground and a relentless assault in the air by the Luftwaffe fighter planes. The blistering attack left the B-24 sixty percent plane and forty percent holes, but fortunately nine of the ten crew were able to bail out.
But that’s when the real trouble began.
He spent the next year narrowly evading the German forces occupying Holland by being hidden in secret compartments and haymows in the country. While trying to get himself back into Allied territory with the help of the Dutch Resistance Force, Pipes ended up helping the Dutch Underground disrupt the activities of Hitler's army.
There are also additional chapters written by five other air crew members of the Playboy. All but two of the crew were captured by the Nazis. Their stories tell of the harsh conditions of the P.O.W. camps, the "Death Marches" and the cruelty and tortures inflicted upon them.
The Playboy Crew 1943-44 is a remarkable historical account of this breed of brave men by a man who was there, this distinguished veteran of the Army Air Corps and the 112th U. S. Calvary.
Pipes’ biography is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-5849-3 Format: 6 x 9 paperback SRP: $9.95
6 x 9 hardback w/jacket SRP: $21.95
Genre: Biography/history/military/World War II
About the author:
Robert F. Pipes was born in Frankston, Texas in 1918. He began his military career in the 112th U.S. Cavalry in 1939 and two years later he joined the Army Air Corps. He is a member of the 112th U.S. Calvary Association and has been a member of numerous historical organizations and societies, including the American Legion, the Elks and the Knights of Columbus.
He has lectured to various groups of retired military personnel and students, and excerpts of his story have been published in Martin Bowman’s Home by Christmas, John Woolnough’s Attlebridge Diaries and in the Durant Daily Democrat and the Daily Oklahoman.
Pipes is enjoying his retirement in Durant, Oklahoma, where he has lived for the past two decades.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
On what turned out to be the plane’s final mission, the Playboy Crew’s B-24 Liberator underwent heavy fire from the ground and a relentless assault in the air by the Luftwaffe fighter planes. The blistering attack left the B-24 sixty percent plane and forty percent holes, but fortunately nine of the ten crew were able to bail out.
But that’s when the real trouble began.
He spent the next year narrowly evading the German forces occupying Holland by being hidden in secret compartments and haymows in the country. While trying to get himself back into Allied territory with the help of the Dutch Resistance Force, Pipes ended up helping the Dutch Underground disrupt the activities of Hitler's army.
There are also additional chapters written by five other air crew members of the Playboy. All but two of the crew were captured by the Nazis. Their stories tell of the harsh conditions of the P.O.W. camps, the "Death Marches" and the cruelty and tortures inflicted upon them.
The Playboy Crew 1943-44 is a remarkable historical account of this breed of brave men by a man who was there, this distinguished veteran of the Army Air Corps and the 112th U. S. Calvary.
Pipes’ biography is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-5849-3 Format: 6 x 9 paperback SRP: $9.95
6 x 9 hardback w/jacket SRP: $21.95
Genre: Biography/history/military/World War II
About the author:
Robert F. Pipes was born in Frankston, Texas in 1918. He began his military career in the 112th U.S. Cavalry in 1939 and two years later he joined the Army Air Corps. He is a member of the 112th U.S. Calvary Association and has been a member of numerous historical organizations and societies, including the American Legion, the Elks and the Knights of Columbus.
He has lectured to various groups of retired military personnel and students, and excerpts of his story have been published in Martin Bowman’s Home by Christmas, John Woolnough’s Attlebridge Diaries and in the Durant Daily Democrat and the Daily Oklahoman.
Pipes is enjoying his retirement in Durant, Oklahoma, where he has lived for the past two decades.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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