This book is the personal account of Lt. Raymond Parker who relates his tales of battle, imprisonment and, at long last, freedom — for himself and the world.

During World War II, Ray, now 85, was a 19-year-old navigator flying B-24 bomber missions over Hitler’s Germany with the Mighty Eighth Air Force out of England. He and his crew were flying at the height of the air war against ferocious opposition.

Shot down behind enemy lines on his 12th mission, Ray was captured by the Germans and taken to a prisoner of war camp for airmen, Stalag Luft 1, on the Baltic Coast near Poland. When the Senior American Officer there learned that Ray had newspaper experience, he offered him the post of writing and publishing their secret daily underground newspaper, “POW-WOW” (Prisoners of War Waiting on Winning). Ray eagerly agreed to take over the newspaper for the camp that grew to 9,000 Allied airmen. Ray and his staff put themselves at risk by defying German authority to secretly edit the camp newspaper.

SECRET RADIO IN THE WALL.

Using information from BBC broadcasts via a hidden radio, POW-WOW maintained camp morale with accurate reports of what was really happening, including the D-Day invasion and the Allies’ march through Germany, until Ray’s role with the paper was discovered by his captors just one month before the war ended.

POWs ARRIVE BY TRAIN.

Like millions of young men and women in World War II, Ray joined the Armed Forces with the desire to serve his country and fight the forces of evil. In his own words, he shares an incredible tale of hope, fear, dogged determination and unwavering courage.