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008			120105s2012 enka 000 0 eng d
015			_aGBB202443 _2bnb
016	7		_a016005331 _2Uk
020			_a9781843589600 (pbk.)
020			_a1843589605 (pbk.)
035			_a(eLGAR).b26625477
035			_a(OCoLC)772973091
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100	1		_aBuck, Paul. _99611
245	1	0	_aPrison break : _btrue stories of the world's greatest escapes / _cPaul Buck.
260			_aLondon : _bJohn Blake, _c2012.
263			_a201204.
300			_a234 p. _b[2] p. of plates :|bill., ports. _cc20 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index.
520			_a"'These men for whom there is little else that life has to offer, little or nothing to lose; these are men who are at the limits; these are men who might walk on hot coals without burning their feet.' In the folklore of World War II, the memory of those heroes who staged 'Great Escapes' from PoW camps still endures. But what of the other side of the coin: the audacious and daring breakouts of gangsters and villains today? The focus of Prison Break is one these 'Great Escapes' from civilian prisons, whether the escape is planned or opportunistic, aided from within by corrupt guards or facilitated by a violent gang of intruders. We travel with out subjects as they go over walls, tunnel out, or are lifted from the exercise yard into the skies. The exploits of such legendary Houdini type figures as the 18th Century rogue Jack Sheppard and the Canadian serial escaper Wayne Carlson are recounted alongside tales of breakouts from seemingly unassailable jails; Alcatraz, Northern Ireland's Maze prison, and the Bangkok Hilton"--Publisher's description.
650		0	_aEscapes _vCase studies. _99612
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