The Tunnellers of Holzminden [Paperback]

First printed in 1930, this book tells the story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI, who escaped through a tunnel.First printed in 1930 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book tells the exciting story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI in the Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp, who escaped through a tunnel on the night of 2324 July 1918.First printed in 1930 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book tells the exciting story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI in the Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp, who escaped through a tunnel on the night of 2324 July 1918.First printed in 1930 as the second edition of a 1920 original, this book tells the exciting story of twenty nine British officers imprisoned by the Germans during WWI in the Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp, who escaped through a tunnel on the night of 2324 July 1918. Durnford, who was a witness to many of the events described and interviewed many of the surviving escapees, writes in a relaxed and subjective style that is easy to read and engrossing. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in 'this simple tale of a strategically unimportant but highly successful sideshow, in Germany, in the dog days of 1918'.Prologue; 1. A camp in being; 2. Niemeyer - and pinpricks; 3. Introducing the main motif; 4. Escapes; 5. Accomplices; 6. In the tunnel; 7. Reprisals; 8. The last lap; 9. The escape and the sequel; 10. Closing incidents; 11. Making good; Epilogue.