The Tunnellers of Holzminden

By H.G. Durnford and H.G. Durnford

Book Overview

First printed in 1930 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book tells the exciting story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI in the Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp, who escaped through a tunnel on the night of 23-24 July 1918. Durnford, who was a witness to many of the events described and interviewed many of the surviving escapees, writes in a relaxed and subjective style that is easy to read and engrossing. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in 'this simple tale of a strategically unimportant but highly successful sideshow, in Germany, in the dog days of 1918'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107636078
• ISBN13: 9781107636071
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"