The Grand Escape

Written by Neal Bascomb

Part of the Scholastic Focus series

Allied POWs plot a daring escape from Germany's toughest WWI camp.

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256 pages· 1070L

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In the notorious Holzminden POW camp, a group of Allied pilots faces the ultimate challenge: escape. As World War I rages, these prisoners concoct a daring plan to break free from their captors. Will their ingenuity and courage lead to freedom, or will they remain trapped behind enemy lines? Discover the thrilling true story of resilience and hope in the darkest hours of war.

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Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I.Three starred reviews!Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. Illustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape!At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners–and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.

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