The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram: A Compelling Story of Courage and Endurance in the Second World War...

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David M. Guss

The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram

A Compelling Story of Courage and Endurance in the Second World War

David M. Guss

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Macmillan
29 May 2018

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Prisoners of war

A genuinely new Second World War story, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram is a riveting account of the wartime exploits of Alastair Cram, brilliantly told by the American author, David Guss.

Cram was taken prisoner in North Africa in November 1941, which began a long odyssey through ten different POW camps and three Gestapo prisons.

He became a serial escapee - fleeing his captors no fewer than twenty-one times, including his final, and finally successful, escape from a POW column in April 1945.

Perhaps the most dramatic of his attempts was from

Gavi, the 'Italian Colditz'.

Gavi was a maximum-security prison near Genoa for the pericolosi, the 'most dangerous' inmates because of their perpetual hunger to escape. It was here that Alastair met David Stirling, the legendary founder of the SAS, and cooked up the plan for what would become the 'Cistern Tunnel' escape, one of the most audacious but hitherto little-known mass escape attempts of the entire war.

A story of courage in the face of extraordinary odds, it is a testament to one man's dogged determination never to give up.

By: David M. Guss
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 618g
ISBN: 9781509829576
ISBN 10: 1509829571
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 29 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram: A Compelling Story of Courage and Endurance in the Second World War

Reads like a John Buchan novel. * History of War * An extraordinary story, vividly told. * History Revealed * An enthralling portrait of true courage * Sunday Express S Magazine * The story of Alastair Cram is a remarkable one, perhaps richer for having remained untold for so long . . . a book that ranks among the best escape literature * The Times * Endlessly fascinating. Cram's story sizzles with adventure and the author plays it for all it is worth. I found myself rooting for his hero at every scrape and turn. * Giles Milton, Sunday Times *