Author: John McMahon. Artwork by Sian Davies. Published by Shamrock Publications, Saltspring Island, BC., 2000, 1st Edition, 5th Printing 2004. RARE: Beautifully Dedicated and SIGNED on the front free page, and then Signed, Dated and Dedicated again by the Author on the title page. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 297 pages.
ALMOST A LIFETIME, Who was the unknown woman? A True Story by John McMahon, recounts the years the author served in the RAF during World War 2 and his time as a P.O.W...A beautiful memoir that I won't soon forget.
John McMahon was the only survivor of his seven man flight crew when he was captured by the Luftwaffe in Holland and where he spent the next few years in a German camp. McMahon relays the conditions of the camp while also talking about the many men he befriended while in Stalag VIIIB The book includes photographs and sketches that detail life in the camps and the struggle to survive. -Reviewed by Erin on Goodreads.
