The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Keith Warren LloydTheme:Chronological Period/1940's, Cultural Region/Southwest U.S., Cultural Region/Western U.S., Geographic Orientation/Arizona, Locality/Phoenix-Mesa, ArizonaPublish date:2021-02-08Pages:288
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493057795ISBN-10:1493057790UPC:9781493057795Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, United States, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.94Product ID:SCKV0AAT55
Dramatic and exciting account of how twenty-five determined German U-Boat crewmen tunneled from American POW camp, crossed the unforgiving Arizona desert, and attempted to return battle. It was the only organized, large-scale domestic escape by foreign prisoners in U.S. history.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493057795ISBN-10:1493057790UPC:9781493057795Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, United States, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.94Product ID:SCKV0AAT55
Keith Warren Lloyd resides in Arizona. He is a professional firefighter, an independent writer, and a U.S. Navy veteran. Lloyd graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on history and political science. He is author of Above and Beyond, the biography of Frank Luke Jr., the World War One ace known as the "Arizona Balloon Buster" and the first aviator to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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