Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Maurice Andrew Brackenreed, 1892-

Contributor:

Yearsley, Kenneth Darlaston, 1891-

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

450 miles to freedom: the adventures of eight British officers in their escape from the Turks

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom" by Captain M. A. B. Johnston and Captain K. D. Yearsley is a memoir detailing the experiences of British officers during World War I, written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire, focusing on the struggle for survival and the quest for freedom after being taken prisoners of war. The book likely explores themes of camaraderie, resilience, and the harsh realities of captivity, with the main protagonists consisting of a group of officers united by their longing for freedom. The opening of the memoir introduces the prisoners' dire situation as they find themselves relocated to a new camp in Changri, after the recent escape of several fellow officers. The authors detail their daily lives under Turkish captivity, highlighting the discomforts and hardships faced, while also portraying their plans for escape. Through engaging anecdotes and descriptions of their interactions with Turkish guards, the narrative sets the stage for the trials that lie ahead, suggesting an underlying determination in the officers to devise a successful escape plan despite the odds stacked against them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

E-text prepared by MWS, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2015-11-10