Escape to Freedom: An Airman's Tale of Capture, Escape and Evasion

by Tony Johnson

The author was shot down in his Wellington bomber on his third operational mission. Captured shortly after, he was interrogated in Dulag Luft before being sent to Stalag Luft 1 on the Baltic where he stayed from April to September 1944. As the noose tightened on Germany, Tony and his fellow kriegies were kept on the move.

He describes the increasingly harsh conditions he and his fellow endured, including the infamous Long March of the winter of 1945. He twice escaped, the second time successfully reaching the Allied Second Army.

Genres: History

224 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2002

Reviews

[Floyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the matter of fact writing of the author describing his experiences as a POW and escapee during the final 2 years of World War 2. His last adventures as an escapee were riveting!

[murray campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reading

Very informative and sometimes humorous anecdote s of a POW in the latter days of the war and the marches involved to avoid the enemy front lines.

[Mike Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

fantastic