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| Zusammenfassung: | "The stories in The Greatest Escapes of WWII highlight the courage, endurance, and ingenuity of Allied prisoners, chronicling their ceaseless efforts and the alarm that spread far and wide when one or more escaped"--Provided by publisher |
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| ISBN: | 9781493026630 1493026631 |
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| contents | Tom, Dick, and Harry : tunneling out of top-security Stalag Luft III -- Before their very eyes : no place to start digging a tunnel? Why, dig it in the open prison yard, the entrance hidden by a vaulting horse over which other prisoners carried on vaulting -- The Ruth-Lee : three thousand miles to freedom in Australia ... in an open boat -- After midnight : the Danish underground's spectacular rescue of most of Denmark's Jewish population -- Wish me luck as you wave me good-bye : a young Australian's multiple escapes -- The wizards of MI9 : the highly effective British escape organization and the men who ran it -- The man who wouldn't quit : Douglas Bader, the RAF wing commander who gave his German captors fits ... even though he had two aluminum legs -- Deliverance from evil : American rangers free more than five hundred POWs threatened with death in the Philippines -- Dedee's way : young Countess Andree de Jongh, mastermind of the Comete escape line, which helped Allied forces personnel escape from occupied Europe -- Night crossing : the Black Watch officer who escaped the Germans by sheer persistence, daring, and small boat handling -- Twelve iron men : ten very tough Americans and two Filipino murderers escape the Japanese on the Philippine island of Davao -- Come what may : American nurses are snatched from the site of a New Guinea plane crash by glider -- Operation Jericho : the RAF bombed the Amiens Prison at zero feet, smashing holes in the stone walls and freeing hundreds of prisoners, some condemned to death -- Ming, the dog who knew : the pet of the Jericho leader knew when her master was flying, and this time knew he wasn't coming back -- Fighting man : the saga of Jack Churchill, who went to war with a sword and bow -- Operation Halyard : the do-it-yourself air strip -- Schloss Colditz and other delights : breaching the walls of an thousand-year-old fortress -- If at first you don't succeed : Walter Granecki, who found help from unexpected places in the heart of fascist Italy -- The magicians : Christopher Clayton Hutton, who developed remarkable tools for remarkable escapes. |
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| spelling | Smith, Robert B. (Robert Barr), 1933-2017, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85314733 The greatest escapes of World War II / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2017] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "The stories in The Greatest Escapes of WWII highlight the courage, endurance, and ingenuity of Allied prisoners, chronicling their ceaseless efforts and the alarm that spread far and wide when one or more escaped"--Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references. Tom, Dick, and Harry : tunneling out of top-security Stalag Luft III -- Before their very eyes : no place to start digging a tunnel? Why, dig it in the open prison yard, the entrance hidden by a vaulting horse over which other prisoners carried on vaulting -- The Ruth-Lee : three thousand miles to freedom in Australia ... in an open boat -- After midnight : the Danish underground's spectacular rescue of most of Denmark's Jewish population -- Wish me luck as you wave me good-bye : a young Australian's multiple escapes -- The wizards of MI9 : the highly effective British escape organization and the men who ran it -- The man who wouldn't quit : Douglas Bader, the RAF wing commander who gave his German captors fits ... even though he had two aluminum legs -- Deliverance from evil : American rangers free more than five hundred POWs threatened with death in the Philippines -- Dedee's way : young Countess Andree de Jongh, mastermind of the Comete escape line, which helped Allied forces personnel escape from occupied Europe -- Night crossing : the Black Watch officer who escaped the Germans by sheer persistence, daring, and small boat handling -- Twelve iron men : ten very tough Americans and two Filipino murderers escape the Japanese on the Philippine island of Davao -- Come what may : American nurses are snatched from the site of a New Guinea plane crash by glider -- Operation Jericho : the RAF bombed the Amiens Prison at zero feet, smashing holes in the stone walls and freeing hundreds of prisoners, some condemned to death -- Ming, the dog who knew : the pet of the Jericho leader knew when her master was flying, and this time knew he wasn't coming back -- Fighting man : the saga of Jack Churchill, who went to war with a sword and bow -- Operation Halyard : the do-it-yourself air strip -- Schloss Colditz and other delights : breaching the walls of an thousand-year-old fortress -- If at first you don't succeed : Walter Granecki, who found help from unexpected places in the heart of fascist Italy -- The magicians : Christopher Clayton Hutton, who developed remarkable tools for remarkable escapes. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148472 Prisoner-of-war escapes Europe History 20th century. Prisoner-of-war escapes Pacific Area History 20th century. Escaped prisoners of war Biography. Prisoners of war Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Prisonniers et prisons. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Europe Histoire 20e siècle. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Pacifique, Région du Histoire 20e siècle. Prisonniers de guerre évadés Biographies. Prisonniers de guerre Biographies. HISTORY Europe Western. bisacsh Escaped prisoners of war fast Prisoner-of-war escapes fast Prisoners of war fast Europe fast Pacific Area fast World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 1900-1999 fast Biographies fast History fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Yadon, Laurence J., 1948- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81031140 has work: The Greatest Escapes of World War II (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFxhkBGVHmVP6PDWmByFBq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Smith, Robert B. (Robert Barr), 1933- Greatest escapes of World War II. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2017] 9781493025022 (DLC) 2016027469 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1280586 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Smith, Robert B. (Robert Barr), 1933-2017 Yadon, Laurence J., 1948- The greatest escapes of World War II / Tom, Dick, and Harry : tunneling out of top-security Stalag Luft III -- Before their very eyes : no place to start digging a tunnel? Why, dig it in the open prison yard, the entrance hidden by a vaulting horse over which other prisoners carried on vaulting -- The Ruth-Lee : three thousand miles to freedom in Australia ... in an open boat -- After midnight : the Danish underground's spectacular rescue of most of Denmark's Jewish population -- Wish me luck as you wave me good-bye : a young Australian's multiple escapes -- The wizards of MI9 : the highly effective British escape organization and the men who ran it -- The man who wouldn't quit : Douglas Bader, the RAF wing commander who gave his German captors fits ... even though he had two aluminum legs -- Deliverance from evil : American rangers free more than five hundred POWs threatened with death in the Philippines -- Dedee's way : young Countess Andree de Jongh, mastermind of the Comete escape line, which helped Allied forces personnel escape from occupied Europe -- Night crossing : the Black Watch officer who escaped the Germans by sheer persistence, daring, and small boat handling -- Twelve iron men : ten very tough Americans and two Filipino murderers escape the Japanese on the Philippine island of Davao -- Come what may : American nurses are snatched from the site of a New Guinea plane crash by glider -- Operation Jericho : the RAF bombed the Amiens Prison at zero feet, smashing holes in the stone walls and freeing hundreds of prisoners, some condemned to death -- Ming, the dog who knew : the pet of the Jericho leader knew when her master was flying, and this time knew he wasn't coming back -- Fighting man : the saga of Jack Churchill, who went to war with a sword and bow -- Operation Halyard : the do-it-yourself air strip -- Schloss Colditz and other delights : breaching the walls of an thousand-year-old fortress -- If at first you don't succeed : Walter Granecki, who found help from unexpected places in the heart of fascist Italy -- The magicians : Christopher Clayton Hutton, who developed remarkable tools for remarkable escapes. World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148472 Prisoner-of-war escapes Europe History 20th century. Prisoner-of-war escapes Pacific Area History 20th century. Escaped prisoners of war Biography. Prisoners of war Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Prisonniers et prisons. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Europe Histoire 20e siècle. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Pacifique, Région du Histoire 20e siècle. Prisonniers de guerre évadés Biographies. Prisonniers de guerre Biographies. HISTORY Europe Western. bisacsh Escaped prisoners of war fast Prisoner-of-war escapes fast Prisoners of war fast |
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| title | The greatest escapes of World War II / |
| title_auth | The greatest escapes of World War II / |
| title_exact_search | The greatest escapes of World War II / |
| title_full | The greatest escapes of World War II / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon. |
| title_fullStr | The greatest escapes of World War II / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The greatest escapes of World War II / Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon. |
| title_short | The greatest escapes of World War II / |
| title_sort | greatest escapes of world war ii |
| topic | World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148472 Prisoner-of-war escapes Europe History 20th century. Prisoner-of-war escapes Pacific Area History 20th century. Escaped prisoners of war Biography. Prisoners of war Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Prisonniers et prisons. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Europe Histoire 20e siècle. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Pacifique, Région du Histoire 20e siècle. Prisonniers de guerre évadés Biographies. Prisonniers de guerre Biographies. HISTORY Europe Western. bisacsh Escaped prisoners of war fast Prisoner-of-war escapes fast Prisoners of war fast |
| topic_facet | World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons. Prisoner-of-war escapes Europe History 20th century. Prisoner-of-war escapes Pacific Area History 20th century. Escaped prisoners of war Biography. Prisoners of war Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Prisonniers et prisons. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Europe Histoire 20e siècle. Évasions de prisonniers de guerre Pacifique, Région du Histoire 20e siècle. Prisonniers de guerre évadés Biographies. Prisonniers de guerre Biographies. HISTORY Europe Western. Escaped prisoners of war Prisoner-of-war escapes Prisoners of war Europe Pacific Area Biographies History Biographies. |
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