Overview

David Stein, the author's father-in-law, served in the US Army Air Corps as a navigator on a B-17 bomber during World War II. On his fortieth mission out of Italy, David's plane was shot down over Germany where he and surviving crew members were captured by the Nazi army as prisoners of war. David and other Jewish POWs were forced to learn how to survive at their new home in Stalag Luft I during the Holocaust when millions of Jews were being exterminated by the same Nazis who held them captive. Navigator Down! A Jewish POW in Nazi Germany tells the story of Lt. David Stein, starting with his training before going overseas and prior bombing missions he flew before the events leading up to his capture. It tells of daily life in the stalag and details events from a Jewish POW's point of view up through the time they were liberated and able to return stateside.