The Escape Artists

The Escape ArtistsDescription by Neal Bascomb Paperback In the winter trenches and flak filled skies of World War I, soldiers and pilots might avoid death, only to find themselves imprisoned in Germany's archipelago of prison camps, often in abominable conditions. The most infamous was Holzminded, a land locked Alcatraz that housed the most troublesome, escape prone offices. Its commandant was a boorish, hate filled tyrant named Karl Niemeyer who swore that none should

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Presenting more than one hundred photographs from the archives of the Royal Armouries

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shedding light on the dilemmas and crises the country faced as it moved from ambivalence to belligerence

and the long-term cultural consequences of the war—showing that the Great War was “great” not merely because of its magnitude but also because of its revolutionary effects

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All sides suffered horrendous casualties

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