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July 1918. A band of Allied Royal Flying Corps airmen are determined to escape Germany's harshest POW camp. Their plan will become the most ambitious mass breakout attempt of the Great War.

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Entertaining . . . very little is known about the escape artists of World War I, but Bascomb's suspenseful and well-researched book could change that * Daily Mail *
Fascinating * Daily Express *
Terrific . . . [a] stirring story * Mail on Sunday *
A remarkable piece of hidden history, told perfectly . . . brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism * David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon *
It's riveting reading, but more than that, it's inspiring * Candice Millard, author of Hero of the Empire *
Absorbing * Choice Magazine *
A remarkable piece of hidden history, told perfectly...brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism * David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon *

The Escape Artists

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      Book details

      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 11 July 2019
      ISBN-13 9781473686816
      978-1473686816
      ISBN-10 1473686814
      Also in:
      First World War Prisoners of war

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      July 1918. A band of Allied Royal Flying Corps airmen are determined to escape Germany's harshest POW camp. Their plan will become the most ambitious mass breakout attempt of the Great War.

      Trade Review
      Entertaining . . . very little is known about the escape artists of World War I, but Bascomb's suspenseful and well-researched book could change that * Daily Mail *
      Fascinating * Daily Express *
      Terrific . . . [a] stirring story * Mail on Sunday *
      A remarkable piece of hidden history, told perfectly . . . brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism * David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon *
      It's riveting reading, but more than that, it's inspiring * Candice Millard, author of Hero of the Empire *
      Absorbing * Choice Magazine *
      A remarkable piece of hidden history, told perfectly...brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism * David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon *

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