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The greatest escapes of World War II / / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon



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Autore: Smith Robert B (Robert Barr), <1933-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The greatest escapes of World War II / / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2017
©2017
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/724
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons
Prisoner-of-war escapes - Europe - History - 20th century
Prisoner-of-war escapes - Pacific Area - History - 20th century
Escaped prisoners of war
Prisoners of war
Persona (resp. second.): YadonLaurence J. <1948->
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Chapter One. Tom, Dick, and Harry; Chapter Two. Before Their Very Eyes; Chapter Three. The Ruth-Lee; Chapter Four. After Midnight; Chapter Five. Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Good-Bye; Chapter Six. The Wizards of MI9; Chapter Seven. The Man Who Wouldn't Quit; Chapter Eight. Deliverance from Evil; Chapter Nine. Dedee's Way; Chapter Ten. Night Crossing; Chapter Eleven. Twelve Iron Men; Chapter Twelve. Come What May; Chapter Thirteen. Operation Jericho; Chapter Fourteen. Ming, the Dog Who Knew; Chapter Fifteen. Fighting Man; Chapter Sixteen. Operation Halyard
Chapter Seventeen. Schloss Colditz and Other DelightsChapter Eighteen. If at First You Don't Succeed; Chapter Nineteen. The Magicians; Afterword; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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. The stories in The Greatest Escapes of WWII highl
Titolo autorizzato: The greatest escapes of World War II  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4930-2663-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815688103321
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