Escape and evasion : POW breakouts and other great escapes in World War II
Dear, Ian2010
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To be captured was a wretched experience, to recover the spirits sufficient to escape was the epitome of courage, and to evade recapture was often the most dramatic part of the episode. Dear relates 18 tales of escape, including the Cockleshell Heroes.
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Stroud : History, 2010.
Collation:
192 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Arms & Armour, 1997.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780752455815 (pbk)0752455818 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'472940.5472
Local class:
940.5472
Language:
English
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BRN:
1636334
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