Flight From Colditz

Author : Anthony Hoskins
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473848559

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Flight from Colditz by Anthony Hoskins Pdf

Colditz Castle was one of the most famous Prisoner of War camps of the Second World War. It was there that the Germans interred their most troublesome or important prisoners. Hundreds of ingenious escape attempts were made but the most ambitious of all was to build a glider and fly to freedom.Though the glider was built, the war ended before it could be used, and it was subsequently destroyed. Using the original plans and materials used by the prisoners, in March 2012 a replica of the glider was constructed in a bid to see if the escape attempt would have succeeded. The glider was then launched from the roof of the castle roof.Anthony Hoskins is the man who built, and helped launch, the glider. As well as examining the story behind the building of the original glider, he details the construction of the replica and the nail-biting excitement as the Colditz Cock finally took to the skies. Packed with photos of the glider and its flight over Colditz, this is the inside story of the recreation of one of the most intriguing episodes of the Second World War.

Author : Alan Levine
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313001413

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Captivity, Flight, and Survival in World War II by Alan Levine Pdf

A collection of prisoner of war and concentration camp survivor stories from some of the toughest World War II camps in Europe and the Pacific, this book details the daring escapes and highlights the fundamental aspects of human nature that made such heroic efforts possible. Levine takes a comprehensive approach, including evasion efforts by those fleeing before the enemy who never reached formal prisoner of war camps, as well as escapes from ghettoes and labor camps. Levine pays particular attention to dramatic escapes by small boat. Many are not widely known, although some were made over vast distances or in fantastically difficult conditions from enemy-occupied areas. Accounts include attempts at freedom from both German and Japanese prisoner of war camps, stories that reveal much about the conditions prisoners endured. Some of these escapes are far more amazing than the famed Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. German and Austrian prisoners also recount their amazing flights from India to Tibet and Burma. This study challenges some ideas about behavior in extreme situations and casts interesting light on human nature.

Author : Don Aines
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510746862

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Strange and Obscure Stories of World War II by Don Aines Pdf

Here are overlooked or forgotten tales from the world's greatest conflict. These are stories of courage, daring, and stupidity, some of which would challenge the imaginations of Hollywood scriptwriters. Some of the many true tales that author Donald Aines recounts include: • He would never be cast as a dashing war hero, but a cast member of "The Addams Family" television show volunteered for one of the most dangerous jobs the Army Air Force had to offer. • The US Navy's deadliest submarine claimed an unexpected victim with its last torpedo, and led to one of the war's most harrowing tales of survival. • Bob Hoover's escape from a German stalag would have made a great movie. • British commando "Mad Jack" Churchill earned his nickname, arming himself to fight a 20th century war with a 15th century attitude and weapons. • The Germans and Japanese wasted precious resources developing weapons more dangerous to the users than their enemies. • The GI who stole the voices of his victims, and other Allied and Axis serial killers. Within the pages of Strange and Obscure Stories of World War II,the reality of war trumps fiction.

Author : Marty Machowski
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645070986

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Brave and Bold by Marty Machowski Pdf

What is the measure of a man? Is it athletic ability, strength, intelligence, or accomplishments? In Brave and Bold, Marty Machowski offers thirty-one daily readings to encourage you to become a man whose strength comes from following Jesus and reflects him to a watching world. Now is the time to grow deeper in faithfulness, kindness, courage, ...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : SRLF:D0001130129

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Flight International by Anonim Pdf

Author : Major R Reid
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444795707

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The Latter Days at Colditz by Major R Reid Pdf

In THE COLDITZ STORY, Pat Reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable German POW camp of the Second World War, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from Colditz. But Reid's own break-out was by no means the last. In this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in April 1945. These tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the original. A true classic, LATTER DAYS AT COLDITZ is the bestselling conclusion to the story of the infamous German P.O.W. camp.

Author : P. R. Reid
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760346518

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Colditz by P. R. Reid Pdf

The Nazis thought escape was impossible. Colditz is the true story of the Allied prisoners held there and their (sometimes successful) efforts to escape, written by one of the POWs.

Author : Martin Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848844964

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Bomber Command Reflections of War by Martin Bowman Pdf

This is the fifth release in a series that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two. It begins in late September 1944 when the Allied Bomber Offensive was at its height, and takes us through to the end of the conflict. The crews' personal narrative puts you at the centre of each intense, isolated and harrowing episode of aerial combat as the pilots of Bomber Command attempted to stave off fears of tragic injury and death from fighters, flak and incessant operational pressure during raids on German cities, waterways, ports and oil installations. This continued until the Luftwaffe and the Nachtjagd effectively ceased to exist, their fuel supplies exhausted, their losses in airmen reaching an unsustainable level, and their aircraft and airfields decimated as a result of 24-hour Allied bombing.??Often, it was the most exciting feats of bravery, determination and daring that were marked by the most catastrophic losses. Approximately 62 per cent of the 125,000 men who served as aircrew in Bomber Command during the war became casualties. Of these, 52 per cent were sustained while flying operations and a further ten per cent while on non-operational flights in Britain. It should never be forgotten that RAF Bomber Command played a hugely significant role in securing victory for the Allies, carrying out mass raids by day and night that eventually culminated in them 'beating the life out of Germany'. Yet its crews were denied the campaign medal that they so richly deserved, until very recently. Here, Martin Bowman attempts to provide an adequate tribute to the men of Bomber Command, using first-hand accounts to capture an authentic commentary of the times at hand in a release that is sure to capture the imaginations of all aviation enthusiasts.

Author : Henry Chancellor
Publisher : Coronet
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-04
Category : Escapes
ISBN : 034079495X

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Colditz by Henry Chancellor Pdf

Colditz high security camp contained every persistent escaper, trouble maker and valuable hostage captured by the Germans in World War II. It was considered escape proof but the very opposite proved to be true. The prisoners pooled their collected talents to create the greatest escape academy of the war.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CrimethInc. Collective
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780970910165

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Expect Resistance by Anonim Pdf

Expect Resistance is not one but three books, each of which may be read as a complete work unto itself. The first book, printed in standard black ink, continues the inquiry into modern life and its discontents begun in Days of War, Nights of Love, Just as that book included improved versions of texts originally published between 1996 and 1999, this book draws on CrimethInc. material from 2000 to 2004, painstakingly refined and augmented with a great deal of new content. The second book, in red ink, is a composite account, related by three narrators, of the adventures and tribulations that inevitably ensue when people pursuing their dreams enter into conflict with the world as it is.

Author : Paul Simpson
Publisher : C & R Crime
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781472100245

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The Mammoth Book of Prison Breaks by Paul Simpson Pdf

True stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in Catch Me If You Can; Henri Charrière who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devil's Island - the true story as opposed to his questionable memoir, Papillon; Bud Day, said to be the only US serviceman ever to have escaped to South Vietnam; the six prisoners who escaped from Death Row in Mecklenburg Correctional Center; and Pascal Payeret, the French armed robber who escaped not once, but twice from French prisons with the help of a helicopter.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Naval education
ISBN : IND:30000098307410

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Naval Training Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul B. Larsen,John Gillick,Joseph Sweeney
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 1396 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004168107

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Aviation Law: Cases, Laws and Related Sources by Paul B. Larsen,John Gillick,Joseph Sweeney Pdf

Written in the context of the post-9/11 legal climate, this text introduces all the major areas of aviation, covering such topics as the international air law regime, crimes involving aircraft, international air carriage, litigation management, and governmental immunity from liability.

Author : Harry Quetteville
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781781311080

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Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer by Harry Quetteville Pdf

The Telegraph’s obituaries pages are renowned for their quality of writing and capacity to distil the essence of a life from its most extraordinary moments. A unique mix of heroism, ingenuity, infamy and the bizarre, Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer collects the very best of those obituaries to present an endlessly absorbing compendium of human endeavour. Organised day by day around the calendar year, with each life presented on the date it ended, the book features hundreds of remarkable stories. World statesmen jostle with glamorous celluloid stars, pioneering boffins sit alongside chart-topping rock ’n’ rollers, while artists and their muses mingle with record-breaking sportsmen, Victoria Cross winners, spies, showgirls and captains of industry – as well as the titans of rather more esoteric fields. Here, for instance, can be found Britain’s greatest goat breeder, a hangman who campaigned to abolish the death penalty, a priest to Soho’s pimps, a cross-dressing mountaineer and a minister who preached a gospel of avarice - donations in notes only, please, as ‘change makes me nervous’. A treasure trove of human virtue, vice and trivia, Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer is the perfect gift for the armchair psychologist in all of us.

Author : Helen Fry
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300233209

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MI9 by Helen Fry Pdf

A thrilling history of MI9—the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines When Allied fighters were trapped behind enemy lines, one branch of military intelligence helped them escape: MI9. The organization set up clandestine routes that zig-zagged across Nazi-occupied Europe, enabling soldiers and airmen to make their way home. Secret agents and resistance fighters risked their lives and those of their families to hide the men. Drawing on declassified files and eye-witness testimonies from across Europe and the United States, Helen Fry provides a significant reassessment of MI9’s wartime role. Central to its success were figures such as Airey Neave, Jimmy Langley, Sam Derry, and Mary Lindell—one of only a few women parachuted into enemy territory for MI9. This astonishing account combines escape and evasion tales with the previously untold stories behind the establishment of MI9—and reveals how the organization saved thousands of lives.