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When the Moon Rises: Escape and Evasion Through War-torn Italy
Tony Davies
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Description for When the Moon Rises: Escape and Evasion Through War-torn Italy
Hardcover. One of the most intriguing escape and evasion attempts of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Explanatory maps are included. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
In the face of the advancing Allied forces, Italy capitulated in September 1943, leaving thousands of Allied prisoners of war held in camps around the country to fend for themselves. Amongst those prisoners was Tony Davis who had been captured in North Africa. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, with two fellow companions in arms Tony set off on a 700-mile walk through German-occupied Italy with nothing to sustain them other than an almost schoolboy-like enthusiasm. The story of their adventures was received with great acclaim when this account was first published in 1973, and When the ... Read more
In the face of the advancing Allied forces, Italy capitulated in September 1943, leaving thousands of Allied prisoners of war held in camps around the country to fend for themselves. Amongst those prisoners was Tony Davis who had been captured in North Africa. Determined to make the most of the opportunity, with two fellow companions in arms Tony set off on a 700-mile walk through German-occupied Italy with nothing to sustain them other than an almost schoolboy-like enthusiasm. The story of their adventures was received with great acclaim when this account was first published in 1973, and When the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848324572
SKU
V9781848324572
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Ref
99-2
About Tony Davies
Born in 1920, Tony Davies was educated at Mercer's School in the City of London. At the outbreak of war he joined the Honourable Artillery Company and was commissioned in the Regiment in 1940. He served in North Africa and Italy. After the war he studied medicine and, having qualified in 1953, practiced in Surrey. He died on 23 February ... Read more
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