Book - ESCAPE NARRATIVE, WW2, Ralph Churches, "A HUNDRED MILES AS THE CROW FLIES", 1996

Historical information

From the Preface: "This is a true story - a story of an escape from a German Prisoner-of-War camp in August 1944. It tells of what is/ probably the largest successful break-out by British P.O.W.'s/ in World War II".

Physical description

Soft cover book.
Cover - cardboard. Black coloured ink print on front, spine and back. Background - light brown colour. Illustrated front - map and back photograph of men, some in military uniforms climbing a hill with forest trees in background.
172 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photograps and maps.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten details - blue ink pen. Top "(illegible name) 11/10/99". Lower - "F. Barnstable/ 24 Thornton St/ Numurkah."

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