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On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("e;Mac"e;) McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped …

The archaeology of war has revealed evidence of bravery, sacrifice, heroism, cowardice, and atrocities.The international array of case studies in Prisoners of War restores this …

The Dodger is the long-awaited story of Johnny Dodge, a wartime hero and a pivotal figure in the escapade immortalised in the legendary Hollywood film The Great Escape.Of all the …

'I took hold of the fence and pressed my face into the wire, asking myself what I had done to be made a prisoner?'On the Indonesian island of Java, eight-year-old Lise enjoys a …

The second instalment in a gripping memoir by Sakine Cansiz (codenamed 'Sara') chronicles the Kurdish revolutionary's harrowing years in a Turkish prison, following her arrest in …

'An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage' Patrick Radden KeefeA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE OBSERVER, GUARDIAN AND IRISH TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH …

Kun pieneen kylään saapuu tuntematon vanhempi mies, kyläläiset ovat uteliaita. Kuka mies on, ja miten hän on päätynyt kylään? Asiasta päättää ottaa selvää Urho Koipelainen. …

Much of what has been written about the treatment of prisoners of war held by the British suggest that they have often been treated in a more caring and compassionate way than the …

From the bestselling author of The Great Escape, discover the inspiring story of Britain's most courageous flyer: the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader.Readers say:'I would …

Personal accounts of those taken prisoner during World War II.