The great escape : a Canadian story
An account of the escape by Commonwealth prisoners of war from Stalag Luft III, a German prison camp in Poland, during the Second World War through the voices of those that trained and served in Canada.
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- ISBN: 1771022728
- ISBN: 9781771022729
- Physical Description xv, 288 pages : illustrations, map
- Publisher Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Map on endpapers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 33.99 |
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Table of Contents
The Great Escape : A Canadian Story
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgements | p. xi | |
| Introduction: "Heroes Resurface" | p. 1 | |
| 1 | The King's Regulations | p. 9 |
| 2 | Bond of Wire | p. 23 |
| 3 | "Spine-Tingling Sport" | p. 45 |
| 4 | Escape Season | p. 67 |
| 5 | Servant to a Hole in the Ground | p. 87 |
| 6 | "Shysters and Crooks and Con Men" | p. 111 |
| 7 | The Play's the Thing | p. 135 |
| 8 | "Through Adversity to the Stars" | p. 159 |
| 9 | The Hate Campaign | p. 181 |
| 10 | Long Road Home | p. 203 |
| 11 | "A Proud, Spectacular Distraction" | p. 233 |
| Notes | p. 257 | |
| Photograph Credits | p. 275 | |
| Index | p. 277 |
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