TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bott,Alan
TI  - Eastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure
AV  - D501 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English
KW  - World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Turkish
N1  - Release date is 2012-10-17; Produced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
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N2  - "Eastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure" by Captain Alan Bott is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the adventures and misadventures of the author during the time of World War I, focusing on his experiences as a British aviator. It details his capture by Turkish forces after a plane crash and explores his subsequent experiences in captivity, including interactions with both his captors and fellow prisoners, as well as his attempts to escape.  At the start of the memoir, the author introduces the setting of wartime Palestine, detailing a serene life filled with camaraderie among fellow pilots before the chaos ensues. He describes a day in the sky that leads to his fateful crash, followed by a surreal and painful experience of being taken captive by a group of Arabs. The narrative captures his subsequent feelings of detachment and fear, as well as the complex dynamic between captors and prisoners, reflecting on the broader context of war and its absurdities. Bott's storytelling offers both adventure and introspection, laying the groundwork for his journey through captivity and the resolve to escape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41094
ER  -