Boldness Be My Friend

by Richard Pape and Richard Pape

Book Overview

Aggressive, impetuous, and dauntless, Richard Pape was never going to sit out the war in a Nazi prison. Captured after going on the run when his bomber crashed in occupied Holland, his thoughts... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312905157
• ISBN13: 9780312905156
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Stunning masterpiece of determination

Without doubt one of the best written works to have been published on this subject. A fascinating first-hand description of war-torn occupied Europe. Being shot down; evading capture; POW camp; interrogation; three escapes; gestapo torture - no novel could equal Pape's extraordinary tale of survival. I picked up a copy of this biography simply because, (like my late uncle Jack), Pape was a Yorkshire lad, and an RAF navigator. I began to read the book thinking it would be yet another ego trip by some unemployed former serviceman, but i was unable to put it down. I am gutted now it is finished and his story has been told.

Great story

I have read about 50 POW escape books, most from WW2. This guy was tough. Most of the escapers are amazing people. I think most the escape books have more humor than this one. Richard Pape wasn't about being funny he was determined to escape at all costs.

Wartime Courage at it's finest

I just finish Richard Papes' novel about his exploits as a POW in Europe during WWII. He has a great ability to tell not only his story of survival and wartime intrigue but those of the Poles and other eastern Ethics group. If you ever needed a pick me in today's fast pace world this book is it.

World War II escape and underground intrigue

True story first person page turner about a British RAF pilot shot down during WWII and his accounts of being captured, escaped, captured again and escaped for a third time. Brillantly written, taking you on an across occupied Europe underground suspence story of bravery and heroism