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Under the wire : the World War II adventures of a legendary escape artist and "Cooler King" / William Ash with Brendan Foley.
LIBRA D805.G3 A965 2005
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ash, William, 1917-2014.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ash, William, 1917-2014.
- Ash, William.
- Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
- Prisoners of war.
- Prisoner-of-war escapes.
- History.
- United States.
- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Prisoner-of-war escapes--Germany--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- In this enthralling memoir of World War II adventure, legendary escape artist and "Cooler King" Bill Ash recounts his life story in a wonderfully honest and self-deprecating voice--a riveting tale of bravery by one of the last of his generation. 16-page photo insert.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0312338325 :
- OCLC:
- 61687145
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