A True Story Of The Great Escape

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fair
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 284 pages. Book is in Fair condition, there is some general wear, but still presentable. A Young Australian Pow In The Most Audacious Breakout Of WWII. Publishers Descrription: Shot Down In 1942, Young Australian Fighter Pilot John Williams DFC Became A POW In The Notorious Stalag Luft III Camp In Germany. John Had Joined The Air Force Shortly Before The Outbreak Of War And, In The Larrikin Tradition, Led His Squadron Into Air Combat Over The Deserts Of Libya And Egypt Dressed In Sandals And Shorts. John And His Best Mate Rusty Kierath Were Among The 76 POWs Who Tunnelled Their Way Out Of The Supposedly Escape-proof Camp Under The Noses Of Their German Guards In What Later Became The Hollywood Blockbuster, The Great Escape. Their Families Never Learned What Really Happened Once The Pair Made It Out Into The Forest. John's Niece Louise Williams Has Pieced Together His Life, From His Upbringing In A Tight-knit Family Hit Hard By The Depression, To His Exploits In The Air, And The Many Missing Details Of The Tragic Escape. It Is A Powerful And Intimate Story Of One Of The Most Dramatic Episodes Of World War II. 'A Riveting Tale, Superbly Told' - Peter FitzSimons, Author And Journalist 'A Brilliant Achievement. Louise Williams Reminds Us That The Story Of The Great Escape Should Not Be Owned By Hollywood, But Rather By The Families Of Those Who Made The Greatest Sacrifice.' - Guy Walters, Author Of The Real Great Escape

Publishers Description: Shot down in 1942, Australian pilot John Williams became a POW in the notorious Stalag Luft III camp in Germany. John and his best mate Rusty Keirath were among the 76 POWs who tunneled their way out of the camp in what became famous as the Great Escape. Johns family was never told what happened to him. His niece Louise Williams has pieced together his life, from his upbringing in a tight-knit family hit hard by the Depression, his exploits in the air, the inventive collaboration of the POWs, to the tragic outcome of their escape.

ISBN: 9781743313893