Forty officers and men offer their previously unpublished personal accounts of the Nazis' treatment of captured Allied air force personnel, and of the organization of the PoW camps where they were held. The notorious Great Escape is covered in detail, from tunnelling activities to the terrible aftermath, based on the testimony of several of those involved. The evaders recount their escapes through Sweden, the Comet Line to Spain, and through Italy. Two men who were captured by the Gestapo were sent to the infamous Fresnes ...
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Forty officers and men offer their previously unpublished personal accounts of the Nazis' treatment of captured Allied air force personnel, and of the organization of the PoW camps where they were held. The notorious Great Escape is covered in detail, from tunnelling activities to the terrible aftermath, based on the testimony of several of those involved. The evaders recount their escapes through Sweden, the Comet Line to Spain, and through Italy. Two men who were captured by the Gestapo were sent to the infamous Fresnes prison in Paris. One man gives a riveting description of his torture there and both men recount their survival of the deadly Buchenwald concentration camp. Yet there is a lighter side to many of these stories. Perhaps not surprising is the strong thread of humour evident in the PoWs' logbooks, a real testament to their strength of character. There are also accounts of musical concerts put on by PoWs, of building a theatre and staging performances, organizing sporting events, and of the 'black market' side of camp life. Many of these stories also contain brief epilogues describing the return to civilian life and the determination of these survivors to make the best of their good fortune.
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Fine in fine jacket. The Renarkable Reminiscences of Second World War Evaders annd Prisoners of War. The accounts of forty Canadian men captured by the Nazis in World War II, how they were treated and the organization of the camps where they were held. The well-known Great Escape is also documented. With drawings nd photographs; many taken from logbooks provided to the prisoners in the camps. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 406 pp.
