{"product_id":"9780982523711","title":"Surviving Victory: World War II Pilot, Actor, Sculptor, Writer","description":"\"Surviving Victory\" very well may be the last original memoir of World War Two, as seen from the cockpit of a Spitfire.\u003cbr\u003e \"Surviving Victory\" is all about survival - in many forms.\u003cbr\u003e Surviving an abusive father in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, surviving hazardous adventures in California and an attempt at the Merchant Marine all tested Philip Vickers' survival skills. But flying a Spitfire in 102 missions over Europe in World War II for the Royal Canadian Air Force was the ultimate survival test.,\u003cbr\u003e And yet, it was Surviving Victory that perplexed him the most.\u003cbr\u003e But, he survived that victory and went on to an acting career in London, another career as a well known Southwestern sculptor and finally he became the author of two books.\u003cbr\u003e Surviving Victory was his last crowning achievement...","brand":"Vibrant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50008345215216,"sku":"9780982523711","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780982523711_p0.jpg?v=1784256875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982523711","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}