Diggers of Colditz, The (The Classic Australian POW Story About Escape From the Impossible)

Jack Champ and Colin Burgess

ISBN 10: 1760852147 / ISBN 13: 9781760852146

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2019

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AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War II -Colditz Castle was Nazi Germanyâ s infamous â escape-proofâ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold . . . by any means necessary.In this riveting account â " by turns humorous, heartfelt and tragic â " historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from the point of view of the prisoners themselves, tells the story of the twenty Australians who made this castle their â homeâ , and the plans they made that were so crazy that some even achieved the seemingly impossible â " escape! portraits ; xii, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm#0819/140525 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diggers of Colditz, The (The Classic Australian POW Story About Escape From the Impossible)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760852147
• ISBN 13: 9781760852146
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Near FINE
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any means necessary.

In this riveting account – by turns humorous, heartfelt and tragic – historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from the point of view of the prisoners themselves, tell the story of the twenty Australians who made this castle their ‘home’, and the plans they made that were so crazy that some even achieved the seemingly impossible – escape!

‘A stirring testimony of mateship . . . We are often on tenterhooks, always impressed by their determination, industry and courage’ Australian Book Review