In The Long Flight Home, Alan Hlad tells a dramatic, fictionalized story about the real use of pigeons during World War II. British intelligence hoped that the pigeons, dropped by the thousands into Nazi-occupied France, would be found by resistance fighters and used to return messages containing vital reconnaissance. Long before the United. · Alan Hlad is a corporate executive turned writer. He is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Literary Cleveland, and the Akron Writers’ Group. Alan lives in Ohio with his wife and children. The Long Flight Home is his first www.doorway.ru: Kensington. “The Long Flight Home”, by Alan Hlad, takes place during the London Blitz and concerns the real-life use of pigeons to gather intelligence. You can look up the “National Pigeon Service” and there find the code that was found in in a pigeon canister that was the spark for this novel/5().
Buy The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 4 editions - starting at $ Shop now. A NOTE FROM ALAN HLAD. Dear Readers, I've always been fascinated by true, yet little-know historical events. The Long Flight Home was inspired by Britain's darkest days of World War II, and one remarkable discovery—made many years after the war—which remains a mystery.. While conducting research for this book, I became captivated by a British news report about the skeletal remains. The Long Flight Home. By: Alan Hlad. Narrated by: Simon Vance. Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Literature Fiction, Genre Fiction. out of 5 stars. ( ratings) Add to Cart failed.
Alan Hlad is a corporate executive turned writer. He is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Literary Cleveland, and the Akron Writers’ Group. Alan lives in Ohio with his wife and children. The Long Flight Home is his first novel. You can find him online at www.doorway.ru, www.doorway.ru and on Instagram @AlanHlad. The Long Flight Home — Alan Hlad. From John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Publishing. Inspired by fascinating, true, yet little-known events during World War II, The Long Flight Home is a testament to the power of courage in our darkest hours—a moving, masterfully written story of love and sacrifice. It is September —a year into the war—and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Not just another WWII book, Long Flight Home tells of the British use of pigeons for communicating vital information between France and England. Great historical content without being dry, it remains a story about the strong bonds between family, man and woman, and human/animal.
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