The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Germany 1944-45 Nichol, John Summary As WW2 drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. As WW2 drew to a close, hundreds of thousands of British and American prisoners of war, held in camps in Nazi-occupied Europe, faced the prospect that they would never get home alive. In the depths of winter, their guards harried them on marches outof their camps and away from the armies advancing into the heart of Hitler's defeated Germany. Hundreds died from exhaustion, disease and starvation. THE LAST ESCAPE is told through the testimony of those heroic men, now in their seventies and eighties and telling their stories publicly for the first time. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 471 pages · Hardcover By Nichol, John Details ISBN: 9780670910946 Author: Nichol, John Format: Hardcover Pages: 471 Language: English Publication date: 31 October 2002 Condition: New About the authors Nichol, John and John Nichol and Tony Rennell More about this book
