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Title
Churchill's great escapes
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Seven incredible escapes made by WWII heroes
7 incredible escapes made by World War 2 heroes
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Lewis, Damien (Author)
Subject
Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service--History. (LCSH)
World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Great Britain (LCSH)
Special forces (Military science)--Great Britain (LCSH)
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opérations de commandos--Grande-Bretagne (RVM)
Forces spéciales (Science militaire)--Grande-Bretagne (RVM)
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Great Britain Army Special Air Service
Prisoner-of-war camps
Special forces (Military science)
Great Britain
World War (1939-1945) (FAST)
1900-1999 (FAST)
Genre Form
Biographies (LCGFT)
History (FAST)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Classification
LCC: D760.S59 L478 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 940.54 full (Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
still image
Summary
"From #1 internationally bestselling author, war reporter, and award-winning historian Damien Lewis, the thrillingly-told stories of the seven most daring WWII escapes executed by the legendary British fighting force known as the Special Air Force or SAS, a unit that specialized in raids and answered to Churchill. An authentically gripping roller-coaster ride, Churchill's Great Escapes extols the uncommon bravery of these heroes who epitomize the esprit de corps and daring of Britain's finest elite fighting forces. It is true-life white-knuckle adventure of the highest caliber." -- Publisher marketing.
Table Of Contents
Author's note
Preface
Great escape one: Escape from Colossus
Great escape two: Mutiny and marooned at sea
Great escape three: From the African Desert to the frozen north
Great escape four: Escape or die
Great escape five: Unbreakable
Great escape six: Defeating Hitler's Commando Order
Great escape seven: Across enemy lines.
Authorized Access Point
Lewis, Damien Churchill's great escapes
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: full
Identified By: bf:Local, 22328948
Change Date: 2022-09-15T07:15:18
Creation Date: 2021-11-30
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: LC Copy Cataloging
Assigner: Galesburg Public Library