The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-1945 - Softcover

Nichol, John; Rennell, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014100388X ISBN 13: 9780141003887

Publisher: Penguin, 2003

Synopsis

As WW2 drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. This book tells the stories of those heroic men.

About this title

Synopsis:

As World War II drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. In the depths of winter their guards harried them on marches out of their camps and away from the armies advancing into the heart of Hitler's defeated Germany. Hundreds died from exhaustion, disease and starvation. "The Last Escape" is told through the testimony of those heroic men.

About the Author:

John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado fighter was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the Gulf War. He was captured and became a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling author of TORNADO DOWN and five other novels. He livesin Hertfordshire.

Tony Rennell is the author of LAST DAYS OF GLORY for Viking, and WHEN DADDY CAME HOME. He lives in London NW3.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 014100388X
• ISBN 13: 9780141003887
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512