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Author : George Sullivan
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 10,3 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780590410243
True stories of seven daring escapes by prisoners of war during World War II.
Author : George Sullivan
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Prisoners of war
ISBN : 9780590438001
A collection of true stories of seven daring escapes by prisoners of war during World War II.
Author : Mark Felton
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 125007374X
Non-fiction that reads like a novel! A thrilling, moment by moment account of an epic escape and the real-life adventures that followed.
Author : Barbara Bond
Publisher : Times Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Escapes
ISBN : 9780008141301
The definitive history of MI9's emergency escape and evasion mapping programme and the contribution the maps made to victory in 1945. Fascinating stories of secret maps used by prisoners of World War II.
Author : Harvey E. Gann
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Damon Lance Gause
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 30,64 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781568959115
Incredible 159-day escape from the infamous Bataan Death March and harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, wooden boat during World War II.
Author : Robert Barr Smith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 25,45 MB
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493026631
Throughout WWII, thousands of Allied prisoners dreamed of outwitting their captors and returning to war against the Axis. Their ingenuity knew no bounds: they went over the barbed wire surrounding them and under it as well; they built tunnels of enormous length and complexity, often working with only their bare hands. They concealed themselves in their captors’ vehicles and hitched rides to freedom. They became world-class forgers and tailors; they stole anything that might be useful to their escapes that wasn’t actually red-hot or nailed down. Some of them made it to freedom; some did not. Many of those who failed simply tried again and again until they succeeded. Some of the escapers who were caught were murdered by the Japanese or the German Gestapo. That did not stop others from risking torture or death to gain their freedom. Many men whose break was initially successful would not have survived save for the dangerous, selfless help of civilians, especially in occupied Europe and the Philippine Islands. The stories in The Greatest Escapes of WWII highlight the courage, endurance, and ingenuity of Allied prisoners, chronicling their ceaseless efforts and the alarm that spread far and wide when one or more escaped. These escapes tied up thousands of Axis soldiers who might otherwise have prolonged the war for many more bloody months. The troops committed to guard the Allied prisoners and recapture escapers numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
Author : George Sullivan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 24,68 MB
Release : 2012
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
True stories of seven daring escapes by prisoners of war during World War II.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2017-09-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781977697110
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading War has always led to prisoners. In ancient times, many were turned into slaves by the victorious armies, while in medieval Europe, they were often returned to their families in return for a ransom, leading to fortune or poverty depending upon which side one was on. By the Napoleonic era, as armies grew in size and professionalism, many were kept in camps for the duration of the fighting, their captors not wanting to restore their enemies' manPOWser while the fate of nations hung in the balance. In the first half of the 20th century, war was fought on a global and industrial scale. Millions of men were flung into the grinder of World War I and World War II, leading to commensurately huge numbers of prisoners of war (POWs). Camps were built to hold thousands of captives, with their own barracks blocks, parade grounds, and even farms. Some of these captives were used for forced labor, especially by the Axis regimes in World War II, while others were left to entertain themselves as they waited for the war to end. Throughout the war, many of these men did not sit idle. Many spent their time preparing elaborate escape plans in the hopes of returning to their home nations and back to the fight. Following World War I, several books were published giving romantic accounts of successful escapes. Inspired by them, World War II brought about a number of great POWs escapes, celebrated ever since in books and films. At the same time, the escapees of the Second World War did not act alone. Networks of brave volunteers worked to see captives or potential captives make their way to freedom, and secretive organizations were established in the heart of government with the aim of encouraging and assisting escape attempts. Most successful escapes were made by Allied troops in Europe, including soldiers left behind after the fall of France and airmen shot down in bombing raids, but escapes happened across the world, from Canadian trains to German castles, and from the mountains of Italy to the wilds of Australia. Axis as well as Allied troops made their bids for freedom, keeping both sides on their toes. Everybody was looking to make the next great escape. The Second World War was full of escape stories, some bold, some tragic, and most filled with courage and ingenuity. There were moments of foolishness, like the story of an Italian on the run in Australia who was caught ordering red wine with a heavy accent. But there were also incredible feats, such as the covert construction of a glider in a Colditz loft. On all sides, people sought to return to the war or to help others to do so. Their stories were not only part of the overall struggle, they added a very human dimension to a war with a scope so large that it still defies imagination. The Great Escapes of World War II: The History of the Most Legendary Escape Attempts by Prisoners of War chronicles some of the most daring escapes carried out during the war. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the great escapes of World War II like never before.
Author : Paul Brickhill
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 12,1 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393325799
Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.