David M. Guss

The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram (eBook, ePUB)

A Compelling Story of Courage and Endurance in the Second World War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A genuinely new Second World War story, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram by David M. Guss is the gripping narrative of an intrepid Scottish soldier's audacious defiance and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.

'The greatest serial escaper of the Second World War' - The Times
'Endlessly fascinating. Cram's story sizzles with adventure' - Giles Milton, Sunday Times

In November 1941 Lt Alastair Cram was taken prisoner in North Africa as a devastating tank battle unfolded as Operation Crusader struggled to relieve Tobruk. His capture began a four year-long odyssey as he passed through twelve different POW camps, three Gestapo prisons and one asylum. Determined to regain his freedom, he became a serial escapee fleeing his captors no fewer than twenty-one times.

In a saga of relentless determination, Cram, along the legendary founder of the SAS, David Stirling, masterminded the audacious 'Cistern Tunnel' escape from the Italian fortress Gavi - a thousand-year-old stronghold housing the most 'dangerous' escape risk prisoners. It became one of the most audacious - but little-known - mass escape attempts of the entire war. Thrillingly told, this is a record of stamina and courage against unfathomable adversity.

'Fascinating' - Daily Express

'An enthralling portrait of true courage' - Sunday Express S Magazine

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509829583
• Artikelnr.: 50525012

Autorenporträt

David M. Guss is a writer and anthropologist who has lived and worked in various parts of Latin America and Europe. In addition to his anthropological work, Guss is a published poet and translator. Fascinated with escape literature since childhood, he was introduced to Alistair Cram's widow, Isobel, and given full access to his papers, including the wartime journals on which The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram is based. He lives in the United States.