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Great Escaper: The True Story of John 'Willy' Williams par Louise-
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Title
- Great Escaper: The True Story of John 'Willy' Williams
- ISBN
- 9781445654010
- Book Title
- Great Escaper : Jj
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Military
- Item Weight
- 20.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
ISBN-10
1445654016
ISBN-13
9781445654010
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219861465
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Escaper : Jj
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Military
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
'Warm, wise and meticulously researched ... Offers fresh insights into the 'Great Escape' of March 1944, and its chilling aftermath'
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
940.547243092
Synopsis
The true story of John 'Willy' Williams, one of the 'Most Four' who took part in the Great Escape and were chased by the Gestapo on Hitler's orders., John 'Willy' Williams was a medical student and passionate surfer turned Squadron Leader and Second World War ace. In the Australian tradition, he insisted on fighting his war in non-regulation attire and led his squadron into air combat over Libya and Egypt dressed in sandals and shorts. Shot down in the Western Desert in 1942, he ended up a POW in Stalag Luft III near the German-Polish border. Willy was among the seventy-six POWs who tunnelled their way out of the supposedly escape-proof camp under the Germans' noses in what later became famous as the Great Escape. Willy and former schoolmate Reg 'Rusty' Keirath, together with two other POWs, made it to Czechoslovakia and were captured by the Gestapo. Hitler was so enraged by the Great Escape that he personally ordered the secret execution of fifty of the seventy-three captured men, in flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention. Willy, Rusty and their two friends were driven by the Gestapo deep into the forest near the town of Most and shot; Willy was just twenty-four years old. Despite the later war crimes investigation into the Great Escape murders, no one was ever brought to justice for the murders of the Most Four., John 'Willy' Williams was a medical student and passionate surfer turned Squadron Leader and Second World War ace. In the Australian tradition, he insisted on fighting his war in non-regulation attire and led his squadron into air combat over Libya and Egypt dressed in sandals and shorts. Shot down in the Western Desert in 1942, he ended up a POW in Stalag Luft III near the German-Polish border. John was among the seventy-six POWs who tunnelled their way out of the supposedly escape-proof camp under the Germans' noses in what later became famous as the Great Escape. John and former schoolmate Reg 'Rusty' Keirath, together with two other POWs, made it to Czechoslovakia and were captured by the Gestapo. Hitler was so enraged by the Great Escape that he personally ordered the secret execution of fifty of the seventy-three captured men, in flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention. John, Rusty and their two friends were driven by the Gestapo deep into the forest near the town of Most and shot; John was just twenty-four years old. Despite the later war crimes investigation into the Great Escape murders, no one was ever brought to justice for the murders of the Most Four. John's niece Louise Williams has pieced together his life, from his upbringing in the Depression to his exploits in the air and the missing details of the tragic escape. It is a powerful and intimate story of one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II.
LC Classification Number
D805
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