Escape! : Kiwi POWs on the run in World War II / edited by Matthew Wright.

Contributor(s):

Wright, Matthew, 1962-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Random House N.Z., 2006.Description: 270 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

1869418115
9781869418113

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

940.547 22

LOC classification:

D805.A2 E73 2006

Contents:

Introduction : 'For you, the war is over' / Matthew Wright -- Evading the Germans / Harry Spencer -- Captured at Corinth / Fred Woollams -- Hedgehog for dinner / Fred Stuckey -- Leap of faith / R.H. Thomson -- Two kilos of flour / Peter Winter -- 'The world was full of the sound of bells' / Brigadier James Hargest -- 'You're a brigadier!' / Howard Kippenberger -- 'Ich bin ein polnischer Kriegsgefangener' / Daniel Riddiford -- Long road to freedom / Allan Yeoman -- Desert escaper / Florence Millar -- 'Are you in it for the sport?' / George Clifton -- Cycling to freedom / Gordon Woodroofe -- Are you a spy? / Errol Brathwaite -- The greatest escape of all / James Sanders -- The railway from hell / Ernest Gordon.

Subject: During the Second World War many New Zealanders fell into enemy hands. Once they became prisoners, many plotted their escapes but few succeeded. E'scape!', edited by Matthew Wright, recounts our escapers' tales in their own words. These are the stories of everyday New Zealanders - farmers, professional soldiers, a politician and a lawyer among them - who took huge risks in the pursuit of freedom.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	940.547 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00428398

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.

During the Second World War many New Zealanders fell into enemy hands. Once they became prisoners, many plotted their escapes but few succeeded. E'scape!', edited by Matthew Wright, recounts our escapers' tales in their own words. These are the stories of everyday New Zealanders - farmers, professional soldiers, a politician and a lawyer among them - who took huge risks in the pursuit of freedom.

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