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The escape artists : a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War

Bascomb, Neal2018
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Summer, 1918: 29 officers crawled into a 16 inch high, 55 metre tunnel dug only with spoons. This was the culmination of 9 months gruelling toil in oxygen-starved darkness. Of the 29 escapees, just 10 would make their way back to Britain.
Main title:
The escape artists : a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War / Neal Bascomb.
Author:
Bascomb, Neal
Work:
The escape artists : a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2018.
Collation:
xxv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473686779 (hbk)1473686776 (hbk)9781473686793 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
940.4724 BAS940.4724
LC class:
D627.A3
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, GermanPrisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden -- History -- 20th centuryPrisoner-of-war camps -- Germany -- Holzminden -- History -- 20th centuryWarfare and DefenceWarfare and Defence
BRN:
323193
Bookmark link:
https://calderdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=323193
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