Description
| Product ID: | 9781509829590 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram |
| Subtitle: | A Compelling Story of Courage and Endurance in the Second World War |
| Authors: | Author: David M. Guss |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, History, Second World War, Prisoners of war, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Prisoners of war |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The extraordinary – and never before told – story of Alastair Cram, the British soldier who escaped from prisoner-of-war camps not once but more than twenty times. <p><b>A genuinely new Second World War story, <i>The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram</i> by David M. Guss is the gripping narrative of an intrepid Scottish soldier's audacious defiance and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.<br><br>‘The greatest serial escaper of the Second World War’ – <i>The Times</i><br>'Endlessly fascinating. Cram's story sizzles with adventure' – Giles Milton, <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>In November 1941 Lt Alastair Cram was taken prisoner in North Africa as a devastating tank battle unfolded as Operation Crusader struggled to relieve Tobruk. His capture began a four year-long odyssey as he passed through twelve different POW camps, three Gestapo prisons and one asylum. Determined to regain his freedom, he became a serial escapee fleeing his captors no fewer than twenty-one times.<br><br>In a saga of relentless determination, Cram, along the legendary founder of the SAS, David Stirling, masterminded the audacious 'Cistern Tunnel' escape from the Italian fortress Gavi - a thousand-year-old stronghold housing the most 'dangerous' escape risk prisoners. It became one of the most audacious – but little-known – mass escape attempts of the entire war. Thrillingly told, this is a record of stamina and courage against unfathomable adversity.<br><br><b>'Fascinating' – <i>Daily Express</i><br><br>'An enthralling portrait of true courage' – <i>Sunday Express S Magazine</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-13 |
