Gunther Pluschow: Airman, Escaper and Explorer

Rippon, Anton

ISBN 10: 1848841329 / ISBN 13: 9781848841321

Published by Pen and Sword, 2009

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Mint condition.Pen and Sword,2009.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.198pp including List of plates,principal sources,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: Gunther Plüschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history- during the First World War he became the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom n 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Plüschow was much more than simply an escaped POW. He was also a fearless aviator who, single-handedly, flew against the British and Japanese on Germany's besieged Far East colony of Tsingtao, and he was an explorer. After the war, he set sail for the southernmost tip of South America to explore what was then a largely unknown region of the world until his tragic death in 1931, when his parachute failed to open following a mid-air accident over the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia. In Gunther Plüschow: Airman, Escaper, Explorer, Anton Rippon tells this extraordinary tale in vivid detail: the mandarin who had Plüschow escorted to Shanghai; the safe house where he pretended to be mad in order to fool his neighbour; the journey across America where he was feted as a celebrity; his recapture at Gibraltar; his escape from a POW camp in the Midlands; and his subsequent hair-raising escape by stowing away on a Holland-bound ferry. And, of course, the book covers Plüschow's post-war adventures when he became the first man to see Tierra del Fuego- his land of 'incredible and savage beauty'- from he air.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gunther Pluschow: Airman, Escaper and Explorer
• Publisher: Pen and Sword
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848841329
• ISBN 13: 9781848841321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First UK edition-first printing.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biographies & Memoirs : Historical

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Synopsis

Gunther Pluschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom in 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Plüschow was much more than simply an escaped POW. He was also a fearless aviator who flew against the British and Japanese in the Far East, and he was an explorer. After the war, he set sail for the southernmost tip of South America and became the first man to fly over Tierra del Fuego. He continued to explore what was then a largely unknown region of the world until his tragic death in 1931, when his parachute failed to open following a midair accident in Patagonia.

About the Author

Anton Rippon was born during the Second World War and grew up watching football. He has covered top-flight soccer for national and local newspapers and his work has appeared in The Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph. For over 20 years he ran one of the UK's leading football publishers and was also editorial director of The Footballer magazine. He is the author of some 20 sporting books.