Great escaper : a young POW in the most audacious breakout of WWII
Williams, Louise, 1961-2017
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John 'Willy' Williams was a medical student and passionate surfer turned Squadron Leader and Second World War ace. In the Australian tradition, he insisted on fighting his war in non-regulation attire and led his squadron into air combat over Libya and Egypt dressed in sandals and shorts. Shot down in the Western Desert in 1942, he ended up a POW in Stalag Luft III near the German-Polish border. John was among the 76 POWs who tunnelled their way out of the supposedly escape-proof camp under the Germans' noses in what later became famous as the Great Escape.
Main title:
Great escaper : a young POW in the most audacious breakout of WWII / Louise Williams.
Author:
Williams, Louise, 1961-, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2017.
Collation:
284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445672014 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.547243092940.547243940.547940.5472
LC class:
D805
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1944157