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->
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| Titolo: |
The greatest escapes of World War II / / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-4930-2663-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798574703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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