"Sitting It Out" by David Westheimer. Subtitled: "A World War II POW Memoir". Rice University Press, Houston, Texas, 1992. David Westheimer is probably best known for his 1964 novel, "Von Ryan's Express", which was made into the 1965 movie, of the same name, and starring Frank Sinatra. "Von Ryan's Express" is loosely based upon David Westheimer's experience in World War II. Westheimer served as a navigator on a B-24...
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David Westheimer takes us in for another look at the warbehind the barbed wire at Stalag Luft III. There are somenew details here about Stalag Luft III in a book that brings a more personal insight into the life of a POW inside Germany during World War II. I recommend this book to all those that have an interested in World War II, and the sub-genra of POW stories. As a note, David also wrote 'Von Ryan's Express', which...
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