
Escape from Villingen, 1918
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2000
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-89096-956-4 (ISBN)
Description
On July 26, 1918, American aviator George Puryear shot down a German observation plane and then landed to accept the crew's surrender. In fact, he had landed inside the German lines and was captured. This text tells the story of how he led a mass escape from the prison camp at Villingen, Germany.
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Series
Edition
New
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 b&w photographs, 2 maps, bibliogrpahy, index
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89096-956-4 (9780890969564)
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Person
Dwight R. Messimer is lecturer in history at San Jose State University and lives in Mountain View, California. He is author of five previous books, including Pawns of War and In the Hands of Fate.
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