Download or read book The Tunnellers of Holzminden With a Side Issue Classic Reprint written by H. G. Durnford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tunnellers of Holzminden (With a Side-Issue) It could afford to. Our six weeks in action in the Salient had been lived in an atmosphere of almost un relieved gloom, an atmosphere - so we had come to be lieve - inalienable from the place itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Tunnellers of Holzminden with a Side issue by H G Durnford written by H. G. Durnford and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Tunnellers of Holzminden with a side issue written by H. G. Durnford and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)," H. G. Durnford transports readers to a unique and lesser-known aspect of World War I history. Durnford's narrative skillfully recounts the daring escape of Allied prisoners of war from Holzminden, a German prison camp. The "side-issue" adds depth to the story by exploring the experiences and challenges faced by prisoners of war during their captivity. Durnford's account sheds light on the courage, resourcefulness, and resilience of these prisoners as they navigate the harsh realities of war and confinement. This book serves as a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the lengths people will go to regain their freedom.
Download or read book The Tunnellers of Holzminden Second Edition With Plates written by Hugh George Edmund DURNFORD and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Tunnellers of Holzminden with a Side issue written by Hugh George Durnford and published by Cambridge : University Press. This book was released on 1920 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Prisoners of War in First World War Germany written by Oliver Wilkinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original investigation dedicated to the captivity experiences of British military servicemen captured by Germany in the First World War.
Download or read book The Confidence Men written by Margalit Fox and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Great Escape for the Great War: the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time. FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR® AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR • “Fox unspools Jones and Hill’s delightfully elaborate scheme in nail-biting episodes that advance like a narrative Rube Goldberg machine.”—The New York Times Book Review Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around, and one day an Ottoman official approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board—and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception—to build a trap for their captors that will ultimately lead them to freedom. A gripping nonfiction thriller, The Confidence Men is the story of one of the only known con games played for a good cause—and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for “the Great War,” Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic on an Australian sheep ranch, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives. Margalit Fox brings her “nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality” (Kathryn Schulz, New York) to this tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in Catch-22.
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Download or read book The Road to En dor written by E. H. Jones and published by Hesperus Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible true story of two WWI POWs who used amateur magic to convince their captors that they were in touch with the spirit world Captured during World War I, Lieutenant E. H. Jones, a Welsh officer in the Indian Army, and Lieutenant C. W. Hill, an Australian serving in the R.A.F., were prisoners of war at the Yozgad prison camp in Turkey. Duty-bound as officers to attempt to escape, Jones sensed that what had previously been the harmless fun of fooling around with a homemade Ouija board could be turned into something much more productive. Playing on the credulous nature of their captors, Hill and Jones weaved an incredibly elaborate plot, hatched to plan their escape. Acting as mediums for the Ouija board, they attempted to convince their captors that they were gradually descending into insanity—which, had it been true, would have seen them repatriated. A true story of bravery, dedication, and extreme hardship, this book is a fascinating insight account of a daring escapade. As well as containing astonishing original materials including photographs, letters, and postcards, the book contains a preface by the author's grandson, as well as a foreword by Neil Gaiman who is linked to a film which is currently in pre-production. A free companion ebook is available to download from the Hesperus website (www.hesperuspress.com/the-road-to-en-dor) which includes back stories on the characters, maps, letters,and coded messages; and an exclusive short story written by Jones.
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Download or read book Cheerful Sacrifice written by Jonathan Nicholls and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This WWI history examines the significant yet overlooked British offensive that achieved major advances on the Western Front. Fought between April 9th and May 16th of 1917, the Battle of Arras was the most lethal and costly British offensive battle of the First World War. Lasting a brutal thirty-nine days, its average casualty rate was far higher than at either the Somme or Passchendaele. It also represented the longest advance against Germany up to that point since the beginning of trench warfare. In Cheerful Sacrifice, military historian Jonathan Nicholls gives the Battle of Arras its proper place in the annals of military history, enhancing his text with a wealth of eye-witness accounts. One is left in no doubt that the survivor who described it as 'the most savage infantry battle of the war', did not exaggerate.
