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_aBott, Alan, _d1893-1952 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aEastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure. |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2012 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2012-10-17 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"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.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English | ||
| 653 | _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Turkish | ||
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