One That Got Away

by Kendal Burt, James Leasor, KENDAL & JAMES LEASOR BURT

Book Overview

From The Great Escape to The Colditz Story, readers have become familiar with the many stories of British wartime escapes. But what of German prisoners in British hands? Did they try as persistently as their British counterparts to escape? Did they bait their guards with similar ironic humor and with horseplay often carried to dangerous extremes? Were similar epics of courage and endurance enacted unknown to us on our own soil and on the surrounding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844154378
• ISBN13: 9781844154371
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.9"