Great Escapes of World War II By George Sullivan

This book contains seven short stories about thee escapes and escape attempts of prisoners of war during World War II. The book mostly tells the stories of the Allied prisoners of war. The book describes the condition of soldiers who have been captured by the enemy and forced to live in captivity till the war was over. And how they devised plans to make their escape to freedom.

The book is not really for adults but was written for the benefit of younger readers. So the writing was simple and easy to understand. And also the book did not go into too many details regarding the situation of treatment of soldiers in the concentration camps specific to places like Germany, Australia, Italy, and Japan.

All in all it was a good book. You can finish reading it in a single sitting as there are less then 150 pages with a sizeable font. 128 Here are seven daring escapes from prison camps during World War 2. First, Bill Fowler's escape from Colditz Castle, the inescapable German fortress. Second, Siegfried Lederer's escape from the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz. Third, the amazing escape through tunnels by Allied prisoners from Stalag Luft that became known as The Great Escape. Plus four more stories of soldiers who found out ways to escape from the armed guards and barbed wire that kept them from being free.

The theme for this book was the escapes of World War 2. This book told about a few escapes that most people who lived during the time of World War 2 didn't know about. It even told about some escapes that the enemy performed. Such as the Japanese Sgt. Maj. Kanazawa's escape from the Allies prison camp in Australia called Cowra. Another example is the German Capt. Jurgen Wattenburg's escape from the American prisoner of war camp in Arizona. However, the enemy never actually did escape and return home. They did escape, but then the American's recaptured them. It is often said throughout this book that the only thing on a prisoner's mind is how to escape.

I liked this book because it was about actual events that happened. I also liked it because it really showed how terrible it is to be a prisoner of war. Another thing that I liked about this book was that it really made the reader feel as if he was there, planning the arrangements for the escape. One thing that I didn't like was that the names of the German soldiers was kind of hard to read. Another reason why I didn't like the book was because it was often writing about the American escapes from Germany. Other than that, this book was overall a awesome book and one I will surely read again. 128 I got this book brand new when I was 8 and I managed to read it very quickly and found it quite easy to follow at that age. It could be enjoyed by adults who have little knowledge on the subject matter but ultimately I think it is a good kids book.

A fun read about the human spirit surviving the confines of war time prison camps.

70 % 128 Great stories! This was a quick and very worthwhile read. I was fascinated by the ingenuity of these brave men. Each showed the will of the soul to be free in the face of the very grim reality of war.

This is a book written for kids, but I would recommend it to both kids and adults as a great introduction to this topic. 128 Amazing stories! 128

There is no mention that of the 76 escapees in The Great Escape 50 of those 73 officers recaptured were executed. 128 This book a great example of how working together will pay off in the end.
128 Quick read, kids' book. Touches on several WWII era POW escapes. 128 Interesting stories. I was familiar with The Great Escape from the movie, but was completely unaware of the others.

Easy read, well worth the time. 128 A short, but very engaging look at some of the more interesting escape stories of World War II. I liked that a couple of the stories were of escapes by German and Japanese prisoners from Allied camps; it's always interesting to get perspectives from the other side. I was especially fascinated to learn that Japanese prisoners didn't even want to let their families know that they were alive, because they considered it such a disgrace to have been captured. Talk about a huge cultural difference!

This book does a good job with its scholastic target audience, and I'm happy to say it's completely free of both graphic violence and foul language. 128

George Sullivan µ 7 REVIEW

Great Escapes of World War II