The Resource The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told, Stephen Dando-Collins
The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told, Stephen Dando-Collins
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- Summary
- Oflag 64, a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp based in Schubin, Poland, was speculated to be one of the only POW camps set up exclusively for U.S. Army ground component officers. About 150 American officers lived in the camp in 1943, and by 1945, that number had expanded to 1,500. When the German commandant Colonel Fritz Schneider received orders to march all of his prisoners to west Germany to escape the Russians in January 1945, that number declined rapidly as the American officers put into place long-existing escape plans that would make history. In The Big Break, we follow famous POWs, such as General Eisenhower's personal aide, General Patton's son-in-law, and Ernest Hemingway's eldest son, as the first American escapes via a tunnel in a stinking latrine, with almost 250 US officers following closely behind in a mass break. Historian Stephen Dando-Collins chronicles the gripping story of irrepressible Americans determined to be free, brave Poles risking their lives to help them, and dogmatic Nazis determined to stop them
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 audio disc (8 hr., 15 min.)
- Note
- Title from container
- Contents
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- The first American to escape from Schubin
- On the loose
- The Yanks move in
- Under, over and through the wire
- Death sentences
- The Russians are coming
- The Big Break, day one
- Game on
- Meeting the Russkies
- Moscow or bust
- The first Schubin escapee home runs
- Kriegies on the run
- The Hammelburg Schubinites
- Patton wants them liberated
- Fighting through to Hammelburg
- The battle for the camp
- Busting out
- One helluva night
- Blood and fire on the Reussenberg
- Freedom so close
- Liberation
- Welcome home, Kriegie
- Isbn
- 9781501948633
- Label
- The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told
- Title
- The big break
- Title remainder
- the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen Dando-Collins
- Subject
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- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland | Szubin -- History -- 20th century
- Prisoners of war -- Poland | Szubin -- Biography
- Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
- United States, Army -- Officers -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Poland | Szubin
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Americans -- Poland | Szubin -- Biography
- Oflag 64 (Concentration camp)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Oflag 64, a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp based in Schubin, Poland, was speculated to be one of the only POW camps set up exclusively for U.S. Army ground component officers. About 150 American officers lived in the camp in 1943, and by 1945, that number had expanded to 1,500. When the German commandant Colonel Fritz Schneider received orders to march all of his prisoners to west Germany to escape the Russians in January 1945, that number declined rapidly as the American officers put into place long-existing escape plans that would make history. In The Big Break, we follow famous POWs, such as General Eisenhower's personal aide, General Patton's son-in-law, and Ernest Hemingway's eldest son, as the first American escapes via a tunnel in a stinking latrine, with almost 250 US officers following closely behind in a mass break. Historian Stephen Dando-Collins chronicles the gripping story of irrepressible Americans determined to be free, brave Poles risking their lives to help them, and dogmatic Nazis determined to stop them
- Accompanying matter
- technical information on music
- Cataloging source
- OEK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dando-Collins, Stephen
- Dewey number
- 940.5472430943826
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Paul Woodson
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Woodson, Paul
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Oflag 64 (Concentration camp)
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- Prisoners of war
- Americans
- Soldiers
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told, Stephen Dando-Collins
- Note
- Title from container
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
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- audio disc
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- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The first American to escape from Schubin -- On the loose -- The Yanks move in -- Under, over and through the wire -- Death sentences -- The Russians are coming -- The Big Break, day one -- Game on -- Meeting the Russkies -- Moscow or bust -- The first Schubin escapee home runs -- Kriegies on the run -- The Hammelburg Schubinites -- Patton wants them liberated -- Fighting through to Hammelburg -- The battle for the camp -- Busting out -- One helluva night -- Blood and fire on the Reussenberg -- Freedom so close -- Liberation -- Welcome home, Kriegie
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
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- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 audio disc (8 hr., 15 min.)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781501948633
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Level of compression
- lossy
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- MP1660
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- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- sound disc
- optical disk
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
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- ocn987911609
- (OCoLC)987911609
- System details
- System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3 playback software
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The big break : the greatest American WWII POW escape story never told, Stephen Dando-Collins
- Note
- Title from container
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The first American to escape from Schubin -- On the loose -- The Yanks move in -- Under, over and through the wire -- Death sentences -- The Russians are coming -- The Big Break, day one -- Game on -- Meeting the Russkies -- Moscow or bust -- The first Schubin escapee home runs -- Kriegies on the run -- The Hammelburg Schubinites -- Patton wants them liberated -- Fighting through to Hammelburg -- The battle for the camp -- Busting out -- One helluva night -- Blood and fire on the Reussenberg -- Freedom so close -- Liberation -- Welcome home, Kriegie
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 audio disc (8 hr., 15 min.)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781501948633
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Level of compression
- lossy
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- MP1660
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- sound disc
- optical disk
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- ocn987911609
- (OCoLC)987911609
- System details
- System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3 playback software
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland | Szubin -- History -- 20th century
- Prisoners of war -- Poland | Szubin -- Biography
- Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
- United States, Army -- Officers -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Poland | Szubin
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Americans -- Poland | Szubin -- Biography
- Oflag 64 (Concentration camp)
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