Escape and Evasion : POW Breakouts and other Great Escapes in World War Two Paperback / softback
by Ian Dear
Paperback / softback
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Men captured in war, deprived of their purpose as well as their liberty, naturally think of escape.
During the Second World War, when vast numbers were held in captivity for years, the art of escape and evading capture in enemy territory reached new levels of efficiency and ingenuity.
Prisoners of war were assisted by cleverly disguised equipment, from concealable maps to serrated wire bootlaces, as well as a secret underground network of escape routes, resistance organisations and safe houses.
Thousands of prisoners of war and fugitive soldiers owed their lives to a small number of brave and inventive individuals on the outside who risked everything to keep lines of escape open.
In a journey from the streets of Rome to the jungle of Malaya, Ian Dear explores the extensive planning behind and daring execution of eighteen great escapes made by Allied, German and Japanese troops during the Second World War.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:23/02/2010
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- ISBN:9780752455815
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:23/02/2010
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- ISBN:9780752455815