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From Battle of Britain airman to POW escapee : (Record no. 39346)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field ocn983456668
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781473890725
Qualifying information Hardback
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1473890721
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000059601785
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)983456668
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency NTAUP
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency NTAUP
Modifying agency OCLCO
-- STF
-- YDX
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number D805.G3
Item number W233 2017
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 940.547243
Edition number 23
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Walker, Angela,
Relator term author.
9 (RLIN) 31470
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title From Battle of Britain airman to POW escapee :
Remainder of title the story of Ian Walker, RAF /
Statement of responsibility, etc Angela Walker.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Pen & Sword Aviation
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 25 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This is the Second World War story of a champion cyclist turned airman who lived to tell the tale against almost impossible odds. A New Zealander in the RAF, Ian Walker served as a member of Bomber Command during the Battle of Britain and survived three plane crashes in his Wellington bomber. The last of these saw him crash land in enemy territory, where he was eventually captured and taken prisoner. Confined within the claustrophobic walls of a POW camp, he hatched a plot with a fellow inmate to escape. This they achieved, almost miraculously, in broad daylight. Living on basic rations, they navigated the enemy wilds until they were captured, yet again, and taken back to prison. After languishing in POW camps and hospitals for more than two years, Ian had the good fortune of being placed on a list of injured men to be exchanged, man for man, with German prisoners. The little-known story of the history-making exchange that took place in Barcelona in October 1943 is detailed here, describing how thousands of allied and axis prisoners were safely returned to their homelands in the midst of war. Ian's daughter, Angela Walker, has endeavoured to preserve the details of her father's extraordinary odyssey in full. Her tale circumnavigates the globe, weaving snippets taken from letters and extensive journals kept by her father in order to create a compelling, warm hearted and thrilling account of his war. Having once inspired her to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, her father now continues to inform and inspire her through the stories she's recovered from his past. Her book commemorates the efforts of all New Zealand's wartime airmen who, like her father, made significant contributions in the fight for allied victory.
600 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Walker, Ian,
Dates associated with a name 1920-2009.
9 (RLIN) 31471
610 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Great Britain.
Subordinate unit Royal Air Force.
-- Bomber Command.
9 (RLIN) 31472
610 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Great Britain.
Subordinate unit Royal Air Force
Form subdivision Biography.
9 (RLIN) 31473
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Bomber pilots
Geographic subdivision New Zealand
Form subdivision Biography.
9 (RLIN) 31474
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War, 1939-1945
General subdivision Prisoners and prisons, German.
9 (RLIN) 31475
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Prisoners of war
Geographic subdivision New Zealand
Form subdivision Biography.
9 (RLIN) 31476
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 29069
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War, 1939-1945
Geographic subdivision New Zealand.
Form subdivision Personal narratives.
655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
9 (RLIN) 19965
Genre/form data or focus term Biography.
Source of term lcgft
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction - New Zealand
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
h (OCLC) HELD BY NZWMT - 28 OTHER HOLDINGS
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Non-Fiction 26/07/2017 SPB 42.00 4 940.547243 A00755683 20/01/2021 29/12/2020 42.00 26/07/2017 Non-Fiction - New Zealand Not for loan
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