An untold RAF Spitfire pilot’s memoir of WWII: from crash-landing on Linosa and capture, to Stalag Luft III, the Great Escape camp, and the brutal 1945 Death March. Ken Cam’s first-hand account is warm, unsentimental and unforgettable.

“Make it do,” his mother said. And somehow, he always did.

What if you were flying into war with barely three weeks of training? What if your first dogfight ended with your guns still on safety? What if a single wrong turn landed you in a prison camp halfway across Europe, unsure if you'd ever see home again?

This is the extraordinary true story of Ken Cam, a young RAF Spitfire pilot hurled into the chaos of World War II far from ready—but never backing down.

From that uncertain beginning, Make It Do follows Ken’s astonishing wartime journey:

• Flying solo combat missions over France and North Africa
• Crash-landing on the remote island of Linosa
• Captured and transported by submarine to Europe
• Imprisoned in the POW camp later made famous by The Great Escape
• Surviving the Death March of 1945, walking for days through snow
• Finally seeing the British flag again—starved, freezing, alive

Through it all, one phrase guided him: the quiet, stoic wartime mantra passed down by his mother—“Make it do.”

This is a never-before-published true story, written 25 years ago by Ken himself—and now released to the public for the first time. Told with warmth, humour, and humility, this is a rare firsthand account of WWII seen through the eyes of a man who lived it—and never sought praise for surviving it.

What began as a private gift to his children has evolved into something greater: a profoundly human story of quiet heroism, endurance, and love for family. It captures not only what happened during the war, but also how it shaped a life after.

Order Make It Do today and listen to one of the last untold stories of the Second World War—while you still can.