AAFHA's Christopher Hartney served as technical advisor
for author Kristins McMoriss' new historical novel, "THE WAYS WE HIDE".
As we did for author Lauren Hillenbrand, during the writing of her
NYT Bestselling book, "Unbroken".
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It's not all that unusual to get follow up inquiries after we do an AAFHA presentation. Over the years we've been contacted by families tracing their ancestry, WW II researchers, students looking to complete a term paper, an author looking for more details on a specific topic we might have touched on. Today's AAFHA moment traces back to e-mails and long distance phone conversations back in 2019 with an author looking for the most minute details about WWII Monopoly POW Escape Kits and other escape and evasion techniques used by British MI9 for possible inclusion in her next WW II novel. I am enormously proud to be part of a 30 year AAFHA tradition of Remembering, Respecting and Honoring. Christopher Hartney Major- Army Air Forces Historical Association Chapter One 1942....................................... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold On A Monday―over a million copies sold!―comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path.
As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan's Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain she's the mastermind of their act. Ultimately, controlling her surroundings and eluding traps of every kind helps her keep a lingering trauma at bay.
Yet for all her planning, Fenna doesn't foresee being called upon by British military intelligence. Tasked with designing escape aids to thwart the Germans, MI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins the unconventional team as an inventor. But when a test of her loyalty draws her deep into the fray, she discovers no mission is more treacherous than escaping one's past.
Inspired by stunning true accounts, The Ways We Hide is a gripping story of love and loss, the wars we fight―on the battlefields and within ourselves―and the courage found in unexpected places.
As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan's Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain she's the mastermind of their act. Ultimately, controlling her surroundings and eluding traps of every kind helps her keep a lingering trauma at bay.
Yet for all her planning, Fenna doesn't foresee being called upon by British military intelligence. Tasked with designing escape aids to thwart the Germans, MI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins the unconventional team as an inventor. But when a test of her loyalty draws her deep into the fray, she discovers no mission is more treacherous than escaping one's past.
Inspired by stunning true accounts, The Ways We Hide is a gripping story of love and loss, the wars we fight―on the battlefields and within ourselves―and the courage found in unexpected places.
