Product Description: Throughout our nation's history American servicemen and civilians have resisted captivity in every form, drawing on special powers of ingenuity, determination, and patriotism to escape― sometimes repeatedly. Robert Doyle's penetrating look at some extraordinary escapes by Americans breaks new ground in escape psychology, shedding light on the types of people who try to breakout and those who do not...read more

Product Description: Peter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He completed twenty-two missions before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Nazis in September 1941...read more

Product Description: This early work on World War II is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details an escape from a German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the experiences of the Second World War...read more

Collects eight stories of escapes from jail, prison, and military prison from around the world, most from the Second World War.

Explains why American flyers were particulary liable to be captured during the Vietnam War, describes the Air Force's SERE program for survival, resistance, and escape, and discusses the hardships to which prisoners are subjected. (view table of contents)