The grand escape : the greatest prison breakout of the 20th century
Title
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The grand escape : the greatest prison breakout of the 20th century
Author
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Bascomb, Neal, author.
ISBN
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9781338140347
Edition
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1st ed.
Physical Description
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275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Reading Level
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1070 L Lexile
Subject Term
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Prisoner-of-war escapes.
Prisoners of war.
Escapes -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
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Holzminden (Germany) -- History -- 20th century.
Local Subject
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Teen nonfiction collection.
Summary
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At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners--and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war. --
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | TEEN 940.47243 BAS | Teen Nonfiction |
Oakdale Library | TEEN 940.47243 BAS | Teen Nonfiction |
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | TEEN 940.47243 BAS | Teen Nonfiction |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | TEEN 940.47243 BAS | Teen Nonfiction |
Stillwater Public Library | TEEN 940.47243 BAS | Teen Nonfiction |