- One man's incredible WW II journey, told in his own words: the bomber flights, his capture and imprisonment, writing the secret underground newspaper for the prison camp of over 9,000 men, and finally, freedom for himself, and the world.
- Shot down behind enemy lines during World War II, Ray Parker survived a parachute fall, only to be captured by the Germans and interned at a prisoner of war camp. While there, he spent 14 months secretly editing the underground newspaper for the more than 9,000 men who shared the camp. Parker used information he received via a hidden radio, helping his paper spread hope through reports of the D-Day invasion and the Allies march on , until he was caught by his captors only one month before the war ended.—Christine Bonn
- Ray Parker joined the war effort at the age of 18 and became a navigator on a B-24 Liberator Bomber in the 703rd squadron. On his first mission his group was lead by the actor Jimmy Stewart. Ray was shot down by enemy fighters on his 10th mission, he survived the parachute fall only to be captured by the Germans. Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany, Ray Parker was asked by the American Commanding Officer to secretly edit the underground newspaper for the camp of over 9,000 men. Using information received via a hidden radio, his paper spread hope through reports of the D-Day invasion and the Allies march on Germany until he was caught by his captors only one month before the war ended. An amazingly true story, told in his own words.
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