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The Grand Escape

by Neal Bascomb
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Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I.

***Three starred reviews!***Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. Illustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape!At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners—and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 25, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781338140354
  • Release date: September 25, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781338140354
  • File size: 91479 KB
  • Release date: September 25, 2018
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History Young Adult Nonfiction

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English

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ATOS Level:7.8
Lexile® Measure:1070
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6-9

Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I.

***Three starred reviews!***Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with his next thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of Allied POWs who staged an escape for the ages during World War I. Illustrated throughout with incredible photographs and published on the 100th anniversary of the Holzminden escape!At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. A land-locked Alcatraz of sorts, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners—and the most talented at escape. The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who pulled off an ingenious plan and made it out of enemy territory in the biggest breakout of WWI, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.
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History Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scholastic Inc.

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 25, 2018

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781338140354
    Release date: September 25, 2018

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781338140354
    File size: 91479 KB
    Release date: September 25, 2018

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 7.8
    Lexile® Measure: 1070
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 6-9
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