Great Escapes

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From Daedalus and Icarus, to Houdini, to Alcatrazx97;thrilling stories of ingenious and extraordinary escapes from captivityxA0;BringingxA0;together extraordinary stories of daring escapes from prison,xA0;POW camps, and other places of incarceration and confinement, this collectionxA0;draws from every period of history and from every corner of the world. In addition to telling the stories of the most celebrated and notorious of prison breaks, it alsoxA0;recounts the classic POW escape stories of World War II, including the "Great Escape" that was immortalized by the eponymous 1960s movie starring Steve McQueen.xA0;This celebration of human ingenuity and daredevil courage offers the reader an exhilarating and unforgettable sequence of escape stories.