From Calais to Colditz: A Rifleman's Memoir of Captivity and Escape - Couverture rigide

Pardoe, Harry

 
9781473875395: From Calais to Colditz: A Rifleman's Memoir of Captivity and Escape
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1473875390 ISBN 13 : 9781473875395
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2016

Synopsis

From Calais to Colditz has never been published before but readers will surely agree that the wait has been worthwhile. The author was a young platoon commander when his battalion were ordered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to defend Calais to the last man and so distract German attention from the evacuation of the BEF at Dunkirk. After an intense four day battle, the survivors were subjected to a gruelling twelve day march towards Germany. There followed incarceration in a succession of POW camps during which the author succeeded in escaping twice, both over the wire and by tunnelling, remaining at large on one occasion for twelve days. These exploits qualified him for a place in the notorious Colditz Castle, the supposed escape-proof camp. The descriptions of his colourful fellow prisoners, their captors and their extraordinary experiences are as good as any of the previous accounts and in many respects more revealing. How fortunate it is that From Calais to Colditz can now be read by a wide audience.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1473875390
ISBN 13 
9781473875395
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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