This is the true story of Second Lieutenant Leonard J Kovar and his battle to survive as a prisoner of war during World War II, as told by him.
Mr. Kovar was a bombardier/navigator on the plane (Con Job) when it was shot down on its eleventh mission. His story begins with an aerial dogfight and continues during his on-foot flight through enemy territory as he struggles to get back to Allied lines while facing heat, hunger, thirst, and death from enemy soldiers and angry civilians. It also details his eventual capture and his battle to survive imprisonment and forced marches in advance of an oncoming Russian military during the worst winter storm ever recorded in European history.
His is a candid story that provides unique insight into the interactions between American and German soldiers that is rarely seen in this kind of story. He has left nothing out. It's a fresh look at a war that has faded into history but has not faded from people’s minds.
