Von Ryan Books In Order
- Von Ryan’s Express (1964)
- Von Ryan’s Return (1980)
Novels
- Song of the Young Sentry (1968)
- The Most Dangerous Gamble (1970)
- Lighter Than A Feather (1971)
- Over The Edge (1972)
- Going Public (1973)
- The Olmec Head (1974)
- The Avila Gold (1974)
- Rider On the Wind (1979)
- The Amindra Gamble (1983)
- Death Is Lighter Than a Feather (1995)
- Delay En Route (2002)
Collections
Plays
- My Sweet Charlie (1965)
Novellas
Non fiction
- Sitting It Out (1992)
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David Westheimer Books Overview
Von Ryan’s Express
A thousand British and American POWs learn to hate the American colonel who singlehandedly shapes them up. His strict discipline brings order to the camp; it also earns him a derisive ‘von.’ When Italy surrenders, German guards herd the men into boxcars for shipment to the Reich. Ryan has other ideas. He reckons to take the train to Switzerland…
and freedom. ‘A taut, exciting and well keyed war novel…
Ryan is a difficult hero to like, but he is a hero nonetheless. An exciting, authentic book.’ Book Week
Sitting It Out
In 1941 Westheimer was in a B 24 that ditched off the coast of Italy. It was the first American plane to be lost over Italy in the early days of WW2. Behind enemy lines, the author & 6 other survivors were taken to a camp at Poggio Mirteto before being assigned to another Italian POW camp. After 9 months in captivity, the prisoners had a brief brush with freedom. Retaken by advancing Germans before they could escape, they were transported through the Alps, to Stalag Luft III. Westheimer spent 19 more months in German hands before he was finally liberated by American troops on April 29, 1945. Westheimer wrote this book shortly after his release. Photos.
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