World War II Escapes and Rescues
Title | World War II Escapes and Rescues PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Doeden |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Prisoner-of-war escapes |
ISBN | 9781541536111 |
"Personal accounts related to some of the most daring escapes and rescues of World War II come together in this book to present a unique perspective on the battle between the Allied and Axis powers."--Provided by publisher.
Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues
Title | Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Mills |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 347 |
Release | 2019-05-17 |
Genre | History |
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Students, military historians, and casual readers will all find this compelling collection useful in learning about escape strategies, hostage situations, and rescue operations during times of conflict. Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues tells the captivating stories of dozens of escapes and rescues from conflicts dating from the 16th century to present, with extensive coverage of the world wars of the 20th century and the Vietnam War. In addition, escapes and rescues related to terrorist activities and regional conflicts are featured. Some stories of escapes and rescues included in this work have been written about extensively and portrayed in films, including The Great Escape and Captain Phillips' rescue by Navy SEALs. Other stories are less widely known but just as absorbing. The book opens with a detailed introductory essay that illuminates the government policies and tactics various countries have used to rescue soldiers and civilians during wartime, as well as the diverse methods that prisoners of war have used to escape notorious camps and prisons. The entries, organized alphabetically, are augmented by engaging sidebars related to the escapes and rescues. The book also includes references to such sources as autobiographies, biographies, news accounts, and interviews with veterans.
World War II Escapes and Rescues
Title | World War II Escapes and Rescues PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Doeden |
Publisher | Lerner Publications ™ |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2018-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1541536096 |
Many daring escapes and rescues took place during World War II. Troops often faced harrowing conditions, including being captured by the enemy and getting lost at sea. Find out how they escaped these dire situations.
Rescued by Mao
Title | Rescued by Mao PDF eBook |
Author | William L. Taylor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
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For the first time ever, Bill Taylor shares his story of escape as a prisoner of war during World War II. This biography details Taylor’s astonishing experiences as a prisoner of war, an escapee, a wanderer through a strange land, and his eventual meeting with the famous Communist leader, Mao Zedong. This fascinating and engaging story shares the life of a war hero who was the only World War II prisoner of war to successfully escape, inspiring readers by revealing the personal strength and courageous adventures of a lone survivor.
Rescue at Los Baños
Title | Rescue at Los Baños PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Henderson |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2015-03-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0062325086 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippines—a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines—most of them American men, women and children—would not survive much longer unless rescued soon. Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines that became a deadly race against the clock. The Los Baños raid would become one of the greatest triumphs of that war or any war; hailed years later by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell: “I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños prison raid. It is the textbook operation for all ages and all armies.” Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, Rescue at Los Baños tells the story of a remarkable group of prisoners—whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty—and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.
The Secret Rescue
Title | The Secret Rescue PDF eBook |
Author | Cate Lineberry |
Publisher | Hachette+ORM |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 2013-05-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 031622023X |
The compelling untold story of a group of stranded U.S. Army nurses and medics fighting to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. When 26 Army nurses and medics-part of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron-boarded a cargo plane for transport in November 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. A drama that captured the attention of the American public, the group and its flight crew dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands to help them. A mesmerizing tale of the courage and heroism of ordinary people, The Secret Rescue tells not only a new story of struggle and endurance, but also one of the daring rescue attempts by clandestine American and British organizations amid the tumultuous landscape of the war.
The Wooden Horse
Title | The Wooden Horse PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Williams |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 263 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Prisoner-of-war escapes |
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Eric Williams, a Royal Air Force bomber captain, was shot down over Germany in 1942 and imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, the infamous German POW camp. Digging an underground tunnel hidden beneath a wooden vaulting horse, he managed to escape after ten months and, accompanied by a fellow officer, made his way back to England. In this thinly fictionalized retelling, Williams relates his story in three distinct phases: the construction of a tunnel (its entrance camouflaged by the wooden vaulting horse in the exercise yard) and hiding the large quantities of sand he dug; the escape; and the journey on foot and by train to the port of Stettin, where Williams and his fellow escapee stowed away aboard a Danish ship, the Norensen. From painstakingly digging the tunnel to secretly depositing the dirt and gravel around the camp to dodging searchlights and search dogs and climbing barbed wire fences, this is an escape story hard to beat. For sheer heroism, courage, and perseverance, this classic is arguably the most ingenious POW escape of WWII. The Wooden Horse became a legend among servicemen long before its publication in 1949 and has remained one ever since. Author Biography: Eric Williams was an RAF pilot in World War II. He was shot down over Germany and managed to evade capture for three days before being found and sent to a prison in Poland. After a successful escape, he was recaptured and transferred to Stalag-Luft III, from which he also escaped. He died in 1983. Gregory A. Freeman is an award-winning writer with more than twenty-five years' experience in journalism and narrative nonfiction. His books include The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II; The Gathering Wind: Hurricane Sandy, the Sailing Ship Bounty, and a Courageous Rescue at Sea; and The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys.