33 months as a POW in Stalag Luft III; a World War II airman tells his story.1555915361 33 months as a POW in Stalag Luft III Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft, or Permanent Camp for Airmen #3) was a German Air Force prisoner-of-war camp during World War II that housed captured air force personnel. It was near Sagan, now Żagań in Poland, 100 miles(160 km) southeast of Berlin. ; a World War II airman tells his story. Clark, Albert P. Fulcrum fulcrum: see lever. Publishing 2004 207 pages $17.95 Paperback D805 In this memoir, Clark describes his experiences as a prisoner of war PRISONER OF WAR. One who has been captured while fighting under the banner of some state. He is a prisoner, although never confined in a prison. 2. In modern times, prisoners are treated with more humanity than formerly; the individual captor has now no at Stalag Luft III and his involvement in planning and implementing escapes from the camp. Using a direct and colloquial col·lo·qui·al adj. 1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal. 2. Relating to conversation; conversational. prose, he recounts camp life and its organization, personalities, clandestine operations, and forced marches. The many photographs throughout the text include those Clark took inside the camp with a secret camera. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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