The Great Desert Escape
by Keith Warren Lloyd
"How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History"
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The Great Desert Escape Book Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Prisoners of War
Military Unit:
Wehrmacht
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
North America
Published Date:
2019
ISBN13:
9781493038909
The Great Desert Escape Book Description
Dramatic and exciting account of how twenty-five determined German U-Boat crewmen tunneled from American POW camp, crossed the unforgiving Arizona desert, and attempted to return battle. It was the only organized, large-scale domestic escape by foreign prisoners in U.S. history.