The grand escape, the greatest prison breakout of the 20th century, Neal Bascomb
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The grand escape, the greatest prison breakout of the 20th century, Neal Bascomb
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The grand escape
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1031408488
Responsibility statement
Neal Bascomb
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Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 7.8, 8, 197624.
Sub title
the greatest prison breakout of the 20th century
Summary
"At the height of World War I, as Allied and German forces battled in the trenches and in the air, any captured Allied soldiers and pilots were sent to a web of German prisons. The most dangerous POWs, the ones most talented at escaping, were sent to the camp of Holzminden--better known as "Hellminden." A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, its rules enforced with cruel precision, the prison was the pride of a ruthless commandant named Karl Niemeyer. This is the story of a group of ingenious and defiant Allied soldiers and pilots who dared to escape from Holzminden, right under Niemeyer's nose. Leading a team that tunneled through the prison's foundation and far beyond its walls, these breakout artists forged documents, smuggled in supplies, and bribed guards. Twice the tunnel was almost exposed, and the whole plan foiled. But in the end, a group of ten prisoners escaped and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest POW breakout of World War I, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the fight."--Dust jacket
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Greatest prison breakout of the 20th century
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- Biographies
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Instructional and educational works
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons
- Évasions de prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Biographies
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Young adult non-fiction
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Juvenile literature
- Évasions de prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Nonfiction
- Young adult nonfiction
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons, German
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- Creator1
- Genre7
- Subject24
- Biographies
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons, German -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Biography
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Instructional and educational works
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons
- Évasions de prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Biographies
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies
- Prisonniers de guerre -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Young adult non-fiction
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Germany -- Holzminden -- Juvenile literature
- Évasions de prisonniers de guerre -- Allemagne -- Holzminden -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Nonfiction
- Young adult nonfiction
- Matériel d'éducation et de formation
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1914-1918 + Prisoners and prisons, German
- Content1
- Author1
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