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Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1940.
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First printed in 1930 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book tells the exciting story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI in the Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp, who escaped through a tunnel on the night of 23-24 July 1918. Durnford, who was a witness to many of the events described and interviewed many of the surviving escapees, writes in a relaxed and subjective style that is easy to read and engrossing. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in 'this simple tale of a strategically unimportant but highly successful sideshow, in Germany, in the dog days of 1918'.
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LibraryThing member Whiskey3pa
Good account of a tunnel escape that put 29 officers outside a German camp late in WW1. Well written and entertaining. Written close to the events, it has an understandable disdain and loathing for the camp commandant. Escapes required tremendous fortitude and preparation and this account covers it
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all well. Sadly, my copy is a photocopy reconstruction. Show Less
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