Prison Breaks: 13 Books of Prisoner-of-War Narratives
Thirteen Prisoner-of-War Narratives of Escape, Endurance, Resistance, and SurvivalBy Edward Edwards, George Pearson, Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley, Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston, John Alan Lyde Caunter, Mervin C. Simmons, Nellie L. McClung, Jean Martin, Pat O'Brien, A. J. Evans, Gunther PlÃ1⁄4schow, E. H. Jones, Eric A. Keith, Horace Gray Gilliland, H. G. Durnford, W. H. Newlin
Length85h 52m
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Prison Breaks gathers thirteen prisoner-of-war narratives into a capacious study of captivity, ingenuity, endurance, and the contested ethics of escape. Moving between memoir, adventure chronicle, military testimony, and reflective autobiography, the volume makes confinement a literary as well as political condition. Accounts of audacious flight, clandestine planning, and survival beyond prison walls stand beside quieter examinations of fear, comradeship, and responsibility, revealing the genre's tonal and formal breadth. The contributors—Edward Edwards, George Pearson, Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley, Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston, John Alan Lyde Caunter, Mervin C. Simmons, Nellie L. McClung, Jean Martin, Pat O'Brien, A. J. Evans, Gunther Plüschow, E. H. Jones, Eric A. Keith, Horace Gray Gilliland, H. G. Durnford, and W. H. Newlin—bring distinct national, military, and cultural horizons to the record of war. Their assembled voices align the collection with the enduring traditions of war memoir and captivity literature, while complicating heroic legend through personal witness. This volume is recommended to readers of military history, autobiography, and adventure writing alike. It offers an unusual opportunity to compare styles of testimony and conceptions of courage within a single volume, while tracing how individual accounts enter into dialogue over duty, resilience, and freedom. Its breadth makes it valuable both for study and for sustained, reflective reading.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length85 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp
26PART I (pt. 1)
2Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp
27PART I (pt. 2)
3ILLUSTRATIONS
28PART II
4IV CLIPPED WINGS
29PART III (pt. 1)
5VI A LEAP FOR LIBERTY
30PART III (pt. 2)
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6X EXPERIENCES IN BELGIUM
31The Escape of a Princess Pat
7XIV A NIGHT OF DISSIPATION
32THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
8XIX I AM PRESENTED TO THE KING
33THE ESCAPE OF A PRINCESS PAT
9My German Prisons
34CHAPTER I (pt. 1)
10PREFACE
35CHAPTER I (pt. 2)
11CHAPTER V MY JOURNEY TO CLAUSTHAL
36Three Times and Out
12CHAPTER IX A “BLOND BEAST” COMMANDANT
37NELLIE L. MCCLUNG
13CHAPTER XIII WE HIDE IN A DRAIN
38CHAPTER IV
14CHAPTER XVI LIBERTY AND BLIGHTY!
39CHAPTER VII
15Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom
40CHAPTER XI
16CHAPTER I. KASTAMONI AND CHANGRI.
41CHAPTER XV
17CHAPTER III. AN ATTEMPT THAT FAILED.
42CHAPTER XVIII
18CHAPTER V. THE FLAG FALLS.
43CHAPTER XXI
19CHAPTER VII. RECAPTURED?
44CONCLUSION
20CHAPTER X. THE THREE HUNS.
45Captivity and Escape
21CHAPTER XII. DOWN TO THE SEA.
46PREFACE
22CHAPTER XV. FREEDOM.
47CHAPTER II
23My Escape from Germany
48CHAPTER VI
24My Escape from Germany
49CHAPTER VIII
25INTRODUCTION
50CHAPTER XI
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