FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University of Michigan Press www.press.umich.edu Finding pilots downed behind enemy lines New biography—the first—of the man who created the techniques we use today Lost Eagles: One Man’s Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars By Blaine Pardoe Cloth 978-0-472-11752-9 / $32.50 Publication Date: October 2010 Few people have ever heard of Frederick Zinn, yet even today airmen’s families are touched by this man and the work he performed in both world wars Zinn created the techniques still in use to determine the final fate of airmen missing in action The last line of the Air Force Creed reads, “We will leave no airman behind.” Zinn made that promise possible Blaine Pardoe weaves together the complex story of a man who brought peace and closure to countless families who lost airmen during both world wars His lasting contribution to warfare was a combination of his methodology for locating the remains of missing pilots (known as the Zinn system) and his innovation of imprinting all aircraft parts with the same serial number so that if a wreck was located, the crewman could be identified The tradition he established for seeking and recovering airmen is carried on to this day Pardoe is an accomplished author who has published dozens of military fiction novels and other books, including the widely acclaimed Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace For a full press kit, visit www.press.umich.edu/mediakits For interviews or a review copy of the book, please contact Heather Newman (below) ### Press contact: Heather Newman, Trade Marketing Manager University of Michigan Press 734-615-6477 newmanh@umich.edu