Harry Gordon - Die Like the Carp! The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever (v1.0) (siPDF), 2015 Best Ebooks
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//-->~DIE':...CeRGITHE STORY OF THE GREATEST PRISON ESCAPE EVERHARRYGORDOltl\,\tmAMF COMPANYCOMPOUND~\ ~~~\\\\)«"1ct~~WRATOWNSHIP.2KMSs.w.)SCALE150METRESJust before dawn on August 5, 1944 more than 1100Japanese launched a mass break-out attempt from aprisoner-of-war camp at Cowra, New South Wales.During the massacre that followed 231 were killed but334 actually escaped to temporary freedom. FourAustralian soldiers died and another four wounded.Die Like the Carptraces the events that led up to theoutbreak; deals in compelling detail with the bizarreevents of August 5th and the days that followed andremoves the incredible cloak of secrecy thatsurrounded the whole episode for years to come.About the Author:Harry Gordon is a well-known newspaperman andauthor. He was a war correspondent in Koreain1950-1, reported the Algerian revolution in 1960, wasbased in London for five years, and covered threeOlympic Games and five Wimbledons. He was editorof Australia's largest-selling newspaper, The SunNews Pictorial and later executive editor of theHerald&Weekly Times group. He is currentlyEditor-in-Chief of the Courier Mail group of·newspapers in Brisbane. This is his sixth book.DIE LIKETHE CARPHarry GordonC0RGI.BOOKSA DIVISION OF TRANSWORLD PUBLISH ERSDIE LIKE THE CARPA CORGI BOOKISBN 0 552 11221 6Originally published in Australia by Cassell Australia Ltd.PRINTING HISTORYCassell Australia Ltd Edition published 1978Corgi Edition published 1980Copyright©Harry GordonCover design by Rankin&GentleMade and printed in Australia byHedges&Bell. Sutton Rd .• Maryborough. 3465
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