THE GRAND ESCAPE: THE GREATEST PRISON BREAKOUT OF THE 20TH CENTURY (SCHOLASTIC FOCUS)

Neal Bascomb, author of u003ciu003eThe Nazi Huntersu003c/iu003e, returns with a thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I.u003cpu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003e***Three starred reviews!***u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIllustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape!u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAt 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 landlocked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners -- and the most talented at escape. u003ciu003eThe Grand Escapeu003c/iu003e 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.u003c/pu003e