The Escape Artists Roaring Twenties by Nancy K

by Nancy K

Gould Lee never forgot the RFC’s needless sacrifices – and in a trio of trenchant appendices he examines

became better known by its initials - the "AIF"

British agricultural policy during the First World War was held up as a success story

The Escape Artists Roaring Twenties by Nancy KDescription by Neal Bascomb Paperback In the winter trenches and flak filled skies of World War I, soldiers and pilots might avoid death, only to find themselves imprisoned in Germany's archipelago of prison camps, often in abominable conditions. The most infamous was Holzminded, a land locked Alcatraz that housed the most troublesome, escape prone offices. Its commandant was a boorish, hate filled tyrant named Karl Niemeyer who swore that none should