Karel Antonín Macháček: Escape to England

Under the title "Escape to England" is an autobiographical narrative by MUDr. Karel Macháček, who lived permanently in Great Britain from 1948 until his death in 2005. He was an active participant in II. of the Czechoslovak foreign resistance, he also connected the first years of his post-war life with the medical service of the Czechoslovak Army Air Force. He is also associated with the international student movement and the proclamation of 17 November as International Student Day in memory of the death of Jan Opletal in Prague. He was awarded the honour of Knight of the Czech Medical Estate in 2002. The book was first published in the UK on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Munich Agreement under the title "Escape to England" to highlight the fate of one of the Czechoslovak students affected by the consequences of these events. reads: Josef Somr