The Goldfish Club by Danny Danziger

The Goldfish Club by Danny Danziger

Mayday. Mayday. Mayday...What is it like to have to broadcast these words from the cockpit of a stricken aircraft? And what is it like to then leave that aircraft and become exposed to the elements, and sometimes the waiting enemy? The members of one of the world's most unusual clubs provide the answers in this incredible book. Formed during the Second World War to celebrate the survival of pilots who had been forced to bail out over water, the Goldfish Club has taken on new airmen (and one woman) ever since. The oldest member is 100, the youngest in his twenties - they share one pivotal moment, but their experiences beyond this couldn't be more different. One veteran of World War 2 will never forget having to walk through a hostile German town at the point of a Nazi bayonet. An American B-17 navigator found his courage in the cell of an SS prison after his Flying Fortress broke up over Italian waters. A downed Wessex helicopter pilot struggled against the cold of the North Norwegian Sea in the middle of an Arctic winter.Their stories, and those of many other Goldfish Club members, are told in this book. All are different. All are utterly gripping.

a gripping insight into the modern-day role of a soldier -- Soldier Magazine for We Are Soldiers Thoroughly enjoyable.. a superb insight into life as it was lived a thousand years ago -- Independent for The Year 1000 A series of deftly-turned vignettes of what it was like to live in England at the turn of the last millennium ... a quirky and engaging book -- Sunday Telegraph for The Year 1000

Danny Danziger has written sixteen books on a range subjects, including SUB, WE ARE SOLDIERS and THE YEAR 1000 which went to number one and stayed on the bestseller list for seven months. Danny's weekly Sunday Times column, 'Best of Times, Worst of Times', won many accolades and awards over 12 years.

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ISBN 13	9781847444677
ISBN 10	1847444679
Title	The Goldfish Club
Author	Danny Danziger
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2012-04-12
Number of pages	320
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