The March East 1945 - Couverture souple

Green, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752471252 ISBN 13 : 9780752471259

Editeur : Spellmount, 2012

Synopsis

During the final days of the Second World War, for 900 Allied officers, held by the Germans in Oflag IX A/H and Oflag IX A/Z, freedom was still a world away. Marched east by their captors, away from the liberating American forces, March and April 1945 was a time of great trials, at the mercy of vengeful Nazis and Allied air raids. Amongst their number were many men whose names would become well known, Desmond Llewellyn, 'Q' in the Bond films, Frederick Corfield, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, and Major Bruce Shand, father of Camilla Parker Bowles. The March East 1945 reveals the human story that unfolded over two weeks in Hesse, Thuringia, and Saxony, and explains how the prisoners lived and died until their final liberation. Complemented by 100 photographs and illustrations taken and drawn by PoWs, as well as the German instructions for camp evacuation published for the first time in English, this book provides a fascinating insight into the last days of the Second World War.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Green has worked in UK European science public relations since the early 1970s. He established and is now the Managing Director of the world's only independent research news service.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Spellmount
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752471252
• ISBN 13: 9780752471259
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible