Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
Contents
It's an officer's duty to escape -- New big -- North compound -- Tunnel king, the ex-con, and the penguins -- Keeping a secret -- Digging tunnels -- Fourth of July -- High stakes chess -- Tom is found -- Tom's revenge -- Yanks move out -- Christmas comes early -- Harry re-opens for business -- Rubberneck strikes -- Harry is ready to go -- Tonight's the night -- Escape -- Cooler is full -- Roundup and reprisals -- Epilogue -- Great escapers -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary
Describes the escape of hundreds of Allied airmen from German prisons through underground tunnels during the second World War, focusing on the logistics of their escape plan.
