When the Moon Rises: Escape and Evasion Through War-Torn Italy

by Tony Davies MR and Tony Davies

In the face of the advancing Allied forces, Italy capitulated in September 1943, leaving thousands of Allied prisoners of war held in camps around the country to fend for themselves. Amongst those prisoners was Tony Davies who had been captured in North Africa. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, with two fellow companions in arms Tony set off on a 700-mile walk through German-occupied Italy with nothing to sustain them other than an almost...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184832457X
• ISBN13: 9781848324572
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"