Under The Wire (Click here to go to the book site)

Under the Wire is the best-selling memoir of WWII spitfire pilot, prisoner-of-war escape artist and real-life "Cooler King" Willaim Ash, written by William Ash and Brendan Foley. Published by Transworld (Random House) worldwide and by St Martin's Press in UK, it became a best-seller in 2005 and 2006 (paperback). Brendan is currently working on a big-budget film version and William is celebrating his 90th birthday.

Pictured: Bill in the cockpit, shaking hands with the wartime Premier of Canada.

Bill flying the Spitfire in which he was shot down,

and Bill (right) with a fellow POW and escapologist at a London reunion.

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