The Escape Artists A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War【電子書籍】[ Neal Bascomb ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This "fast-paced account" of WWI airmen who escaped Germany's most notorious POW camp is "expertly narrated" by the ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestselling author ( ＜em＞Kirkus＜/em＞, starred review).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ During World War I, Allied soldiers might avoid death only to find themselves in the abominable conditions of Germany's many prison camps. The most infamous was Holzminden, a land-locked Alcatraz that housed the most escape-prone officers. Its commandant was a boorish tyrant named Karl Niemeyer, who swore that none should ever leave.＜br /＞ Desperate to break out of "Hellminden", a group of Allied prisoners hatch an audacious escape plan that requires a risky feat of engineering as well as a bevy of disguises, forged documents, and fake wallsーnot to mention steely resolve and total secrecy. Once beyond the watchtowers and round-the-clock patrols, they are then faced with a 150-mile dash through enemy-occupied territory toward free Holland.＜br /＞ Drawing on never-before-．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る