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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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A Paperback / softback by Neal Bascomb

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    Publisher: John Murray Press
    Publication Date: 11/07/2019
    ISBN13: 9781473686816, 978-1473686816
    ISBN10: 1473686814

    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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