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The escape artists : a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War /
by Bascomb, Neal.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2018Description: xxv, 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781473686779 (hbk.) :; 1473686776 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.4724 BASSubject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German | Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden -- History -- 20th century | Prisoner-of-war camps -- Germany -- Holzminden -- History -- 20th century | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: Summer, 1918: 29 officers crawled into a 16 inch high, 55 metre tunnel dug only with spoons. This was the culmination of 9 months gruelling toil in oxygen-starved darkness. Of the 29 escapees, just 10 would make their way back to Britain.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.4724 BAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002960006X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.4724 BAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002960004X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.4724 BAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002960002X |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summer, 1918: 29 officers crawled into a 16 inch high, 55 metre tunnel dug only with spoons. This was the culmination of 9 months gruelling toil in oxygen-starved darkness. Of the 29 escapees, just 10 would make their way back to Britain.
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