Zero Night - EXPORT EDITION: The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Autor Mark Feltonen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2014
| 'The
story
of
a
lesser
known
–
but
perhaps
the
greatest
–
escape
of
Second
World
War
prisoners
has
been
told
in
a
new
book.'The
Scotsman 'This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read.'History of War Magazine |
It
was
the
first
‘Great
Escape’
–
but
instead
of
tunnelling,
the
escapers
boldly
went
over
the
huge
perimeter
fences
using
wooden
scaling
contraptions.
This
was
the
notorious
‘Warburg
Wire
Job’,
described
by
fellow
prisoner
and
fighter
ace
Douglas
Bader
as
‘the
most
brilliant
escape
conception
of
this
war’.
Months
of
meticulous
planning
and
secret
training
hung
in
the
balance
during
three
minutes
of
mayhem
as
prisoners
charged
the
camp’s
double
perimeter
fences.
Telling
this
remarkable
story
in
full
for
the
first
time,
historian
Mark
Felton
brilliantly
evokes
the
suspense
of
the
escape
itself
and
the
adventures
of
those
who
eluded
the
Germans,
as
well
as
the
courage
of
the
civilians
who
risked
their
lives
to
help
them
in
enemy
territory.
Fantastically
intimate
and
told
with
a
novelist’s
eye
for
drama
and
detail,
this
is
a
rip-roaring
adventure
story,
all
the
more
thrilling
for
being
true.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781848317925
ISBN-10: 1848317921
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 16
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1848317921
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 16
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Mark
Felton
has
written
over
a
dozen
books
on
prisoners
of
war,
Japanese
war
crimes
and
Nazi
war
criminals,
and
writes
regularly
for
magazines
such
as
Military
History
Monthly
and
World
War
II.
He
is
the
author
of
Today
is
a
Good
Day
to
Fight,
an
acclaimed
history
of
the
American
west,
and
Japan’s
Gestapo
(named
‘Best
Book
of
2009’
by
The
Japan
Times).
His
most
recent
book
is
China
Station:
The
British
Military
in
the
Middle
Kingdom,
1839–1997.
Originally
from
Colchester,
Dr
Felton
has
returned
to
the
UK
after
living
for
almost
a
decade
in
Shanghai,
China.
He
is
married
with
one
son.
Visit
www.markfelton.co.uk.
Recenzii
'Felton’s
action-packed
account
provides
a
fitting
tribute
to
the
ingenuity
of
the
escapees
and
of
the
brave
civilians
who
subsequently
assistant
them.'
'The story of a lesser known – but perhaps the greatest – escape of Second World War prisoners has been told in a new book.'
'Major Tom Stallard, born in this city in 1904, masterminded one of the most daring and ingenious bids for freedom ever, yet he remains an unsung hero. That is until now, because a major new book plans to put the record straight, and give Bath's hero the place in history he deserves.'
'This generally untold story of the daring night escape of August 30, 1942, is now skilfully retold by author Mark Felton [...] in his new book Zero Night. For once, the book’s blurb is accurate in describing Felton’s racy work as “a rip-roaring adventure, all the more thrilling for being true”.'
'The story of what is being hailed as the greatest escape of the Second World War has been told for the first time.'
'The story of the greatest escape of World War II has been told for the first time. The audacious breakout saw dozens of Allied prisoners of war scale the wire at a camp deep in Nazi Germany using four huge ladders they had made and disguised as bookshelves. During the breakout 32 prisoners got out and legendary pilot Douglas Bader, who was a prisoner in Oflag VI-B camp near Warburg, described it as the most daring escape of the war.'
'This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read.'
'The story of a lesser known – but perhaps the greatest – escape of Second World War prisoners has been told in a new book.'
'Major Tom Stallard, born in this city in 1904, masterminded one of the most daring and ingenious bids for freedom ever, yet he remains an unsung hero. That is until now, because a major new book plans to put the record straight, and give Bath's hero the place in history he deserves.'
'This generally untold story of the daring night escape of August 30, 1942, is now skilfully retold by author Mark Felton [...] in his new book Zero Night. For once, the book’s blurb is accurate in describing Felton’s racy work as “a rip-roaring adventure, all the more thrilling for being true”.'
'The story of what is being hailed as the greatest escape of the Second World War has been told for the first time.'
'The story of the greatest escape of World War II has been told for the first time. The audacious breakout saw dozens of Allied prisoners of war scale the wire at a camp deep in Nazi Germany using four huge ladders they had made and disguised as bookshelves. During the breakout 32 prisoners got out and legendary pilot Douglas Bader, who was a prisoner in Oflag VI-B camp near Warburg, described it as the most daring escape of the war.'
'This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read.'