"I was on a train and a German soldier began shouting at me and poking me in the ribs with his machine gun. I just thought that was it, the game was up... "
Downed airman Bob Frost faced danger at every turn as he was smuggled out of France and over the Pyrenees. Prisoner of war Len Harley went on the run in Italy, surviving months in hiding, then a hazardous climb over the Abruzzo mountains, with German troops hot on his heels. These are just some of the stories told in heart-stopping detail as Monty Halls takes us along the freedom trails out of occupied Europe, from the immense French escape lines to lesser-known routes in Italy and Slovenia.
Escaping Hitler features spies and traitors, extraordinary heroism from those who ran the escape routes and offered shelter to escapees, and great feats of endurance. In Operation Galia, the SAS fought for 40 days behind enemy lines in Italy and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, exfiltrated across the Apennine mountains. And in Slovenia, Australian POW Ralph Churches and Briton Les Laws orchestrated the largest successful Allied escape of the entire war.
Mixing new research, interviews with survivors and his own experience of walking the trails, Monty brings the past to life in this dramatic and gripping slice of military history.
By:
Monty Halls Imprint: Sidgwick & Jackson Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 462g ISBN:9781509865994 ISBN 10: 1509865993 Publication Date:31 October 2017 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
