The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of black and white plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.
Description
The story opens in the stinking latrines of the Schubin camp as an American and a Canadian lead the digging of a tunnel which enabled a break involving 36 prisoners of war (POWs). The Germans then converted the camp to Oflag 64, to exclusively hold US Army officers, with more than 1500 Americans ultimately housed there. Plucky Americans attempted a variety of escapes until January, 1945, only to be thwarted every time. Then, with the Red Army advancing closer every day, camp commandant Colonel Fritz Schneider received orders from Berlin to march his prisoners west. Game on! Over the next few days, 250 US Army officers would succeed in escaping east to link up with the Russians - although they would prove almost as dangerous as the Nazis - only to be ordered once they arrived back in the United States not to talk about their adventures. Within months, General Patton would launch a bloody bid to rescue the remaining Schubin Americans. In The Big Break, this previously untold story follows POWs including General Eisenhower's personal aide, General Patton's son-in-law, and Ernest Hemingway's eldest son as they struggled to be free. Military historian and Paul Brickhill biographer Stephen Dando-Collins expertly chronicles this gripping story of Americans determined to be free, brave Poles risking their lives to help them, and dogmatic Nazis determined to stop them.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- Poland -- Szubin -- Biography.
Oflag 64 (Concentration camp)
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland -- Szubin -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Szubin -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Poland -- Szubin.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
Oflag 64 (Concentration camp)
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland -- Szubin -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Szubin -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Poland -- Szubin.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dando-Collins, S. (2017). The big break: the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dando-Collins, Stephen. 2017. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dando-Collins, Stephen. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told St. Martin's Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dando-Collins, Stephen. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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