SOLVED. Bat-21 story in Reader's Digest [s]

[Leela4]

Years ago I read several dozen Reader's Digest issues from the late 1970s and early 1980s. One of the stories was apparently a recounting of the Bat-21 incident. However, when I ran across a description of the book actually titled that a few years later I did not recognize the title, only the incident. I have always wondered what the title was of what I read and which Reader's Digest issue it was in.

All I remember is bits from the viewpoint of the downed man. --His astonishment at being told he will have to walk out of where he is. The pacing out of golf courses. Some detail about an air-dropped mine called matchbox [or gravel?--I'm not sure]. Getting water from a banana tree ("The next one has a [snack bar? clubhouse?].").

[Dawn]

this is the best site I've seen for listing all the condensed books published by RD

Good luck :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader%2...

[Leela4]

Thanks for that link. However, the one I read was in the Reader's Digest magazine, and there's little or no correlation between condensed novels in the magazine and ones published as Reader's Digest Condensed Books. For example, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind was condensed in the magazine in 1981 or so, but not published as a Condensed Book.

[Rebecca]

I see indication of an article in Reader's Digest vol 119 (August 1981) titled "Call Sign: Bat-21", written by a William C. Anderson.

Link to Google Books snippet view

Hopefully this is what you're looking for. :)

[Leela4]

Hurray, that's probably it! Thank you, thank you!

Moving to Solved.