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The Cooler King: The True Story of William Ash - The Greatest Escaper of World War II by Patrick Bishop (Paperback, 2016)
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The Cooler King tells the astonishing story of William Ash, an American flier brought up in Depression-hit Texas, who after being shot down in his Spitfire over France in early 1942 spent the rest of the war defying the Nazis by striving to escape from every prisoner of war camp in which he was incarcerated. It is a saga full of incident and high drama, including a breakout via a tunnel dug in the latrines of the Oflag XXIB prison camp in Poland - a great untold episode of the Second World War. Alongside William Ash is a cast of fascinating characters, including Douglas Bader, Roger Bushell, who would go on to lead the Great Escape, and Paddy Barthropp, a dashing Battle of Britain pilot who despite his very different background became Ash's best friend and shared many of his adventures. By weaving together contemporary documents and interviews with Ash's comrades, Patrick Bishop vividly recreates the multiple escape attempts, while also examining the P.O.W. experience and analysing the passion that drove some prisoners to risk death in repeated bids for freedom. The Cooler King is at once uplifting and inspirational, and stands as a testament to the durability of decent values and the invincible spirit of liberty.Product Identifiers
PublisherAtlantic Books
ISBN-139781782390251
eBay Product ID (ePID)221749926
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Cooler King: the True Story of William Ash-The Greatest Escaper of World War Ii
AuthorPatrick Bishop
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight323g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPatrick Bishop
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 18 Dec, 2019
The title says it all.
This was bought as a small gift, for a friend who is interested in Spitfires - he found it well written and compelling. He is a slow reader but this was interesting reading to him , difficult to put down.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
