For God, Country, and the Hell of It

the long version

"It is one month before D-Day. Lt. John Hickman, reconnaissance pilot, is shot down over Nazi-occupied France. Taken prisoner, he stages his escape from a moving train in a single, heart-stopping moment. Now, with the help of compassionate farmers and daring resistance fighters, Hickman makes the long journey home -- a journey filled with terrifying dangers, devastating comedy, and unexpected humanity. This is the story of a summer that one young American will never forget." -- from the back cover