Die Like the Carp: The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever by Harry Gordon

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have sunned. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

In the early morning of August 5, 1944, outside the small New South Wales town of Cowra, the greatest prison break the world has ever seen took place. More than 1100 Japanese prisoners of war took part, and 231 of them were killed; 334 of them actually escaped, and were recaptured over the ensuing nine days by posses of police, soldiers and local farmers. During the outbreak and the events that followed, four Australian soldiers were killed and another four wounded.

The whole bizarre episode was cloaked in secrecy at the time and for many years afterwards. (book flap)