The madness of courage : the life of Gilbert Insall
Insall, Tony2025
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Total copies: 1
Group Captain Gilbert Insall holds a unique record: as the only person to have both won a Victoria Cross and escaped successfully from a German prisoner-of-war camp during the First World War. 'The Madness of Courage' describes how, shot down behind French lines, Gilbert ignored intensive German shelling in order to repair his aircraft overnight and return to base. A few weeks later, after an encounter with another German aircraft in which he was badly wounded by anti-aircraft shrapnel, he was shot down and captured. And thus began a distinguished career in prison breaking.
Main title:
The madness of courage : the life of Gilbert Insall / Tony Insall.
Author:
Insall, Tony, author
Imprint:
London : Biteback Publishing, 2025.
Collation:
384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781785908682 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.47243940.4409
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
894058