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Castle of the eagles : escape from Mussolini's Colditz / Mark Felton.
Author
Felton, Mark, 1974-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First U.S. edition.
Published/Created
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2017]
Description
xii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D805.5.C415 F45 2017
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Prisoner-of-war escapes
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Italy
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Fiesole
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History
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20th century
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Prisoners of war
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Italy
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Fiesole
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History
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20th century
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World War, 1939-1945
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Prisoners and prisons, Italian
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World War, 1939-1945
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Italy
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Fiesole
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Castello di Vincigliata (Fiesole, Italy)
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Summary note
"The astonishing story of twenty-four British prisoners who used tunnels to break out of a highly fortified Italian castle-turned-prison during World War II. In March 1943, at Vincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills of Italy, an extraordinary assemblage of middle-aged British POWs were finally ready to execute an escape. The castle, which became a special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini's personal order, housed some of the most senior officers of the Allied army during World War II and was guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious fascist commando who answered directly to Il Duce, Mussolini himself. The POWs housed there spent six months digging a tunnel, crafting civilian clothes, forging identity papers, gathering rations, and even constructing dummies to place in their beds. Castle of the Eagles tells the story of this unbelievable escape, which today is a little-known marvel of World War II. With an eccentric cast of characters, a riveting story, and exceptional writing, Mark Felton tells a remarkable story that reads like fiction but is nonetheless true to its core."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-308) and index.
Contents
The prize prisoner
A gift of goggles
Mazawattee's mad house
Men of honour
Advance party
The travelling menagerie
The eagles' nest
Trial and error
Going underground
Six seconds
The ghost goes west
Under the dome
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
The pilgrim band
Elevenses
Boy scouting
Mickey blows the gaff
Night crossing.
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ISBN
9781250095855 ((hardcover))
1250095859 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2017009311
OCLC
981761476
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