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The Flame Keepers
The True Story of an American Soldier's Survival Inside Stalag 17
by Kemp P. Battle ; Edward Handy ; NED HANDY
ISBN: 0786868791
ISBN-13: 9780786868797
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Hyperion Books Published date: 2004 Size: 6 x 8.5 inches Weight: 1.15 pounds
Publisher's Notes
A first-person account of a World War II solder's capture and incarceration in an infamous Nazi prison camp describes his comradeship with fellow prisoners and their daring efforts to dig a tunnel that would prove instrumental in saving the lives of four Gestapo-sought fugitives.
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Flames Keepers
Handy, Ned
Hyperion, 2004. Hard. New / Like New dust jacket. Unread. Only slight shelf wear. True story inside Stalag 17. ( more information) Offered by Remains to be Seen (United States)
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The Flame Keepers: The True Story of an American Soldier's Inside Stalag 17
Handy, Ned; Battle, Kemp
Hyperion. Hardcover. 0786868791 First Edition. Very good DJ. Very Good Condition Overall, Light Edge Wear, Sound binding/spine, clean pages. Stated first printing or complete number line through 10. Small check mark on ffep, "BC" written on top page edge. . Very Good. 2004-06-02. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by The Bookery (United States)
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The Flame Keepers: The True Story of an American Soldier's Inside Stalag 17
Handy, Ned; Battle, Kemp
Hyperion. Hardcover. 0786868791 First Edition. Very good DJ. Very Good Condition Overall, Light Edge Wear, Sound binding/spine, clean pages. Stated first printing or complete number line through 10. Small check mark on ffep, "BC" written on top page edge. . Very Good. 2004-06-02. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by The Bookery (United States)
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THE FLAME KEEPERS The True Story of an American Soldier's Survival Inside Stalag 17
Handy, Ned & Kemp Battle
NY: Hyperion. As New in As New DJ; A fine copy in like dust jacket. 2004. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Printing; Ed Handy was captured by Germans in April 1944, after his B-24 was shot down. Sent to Stalag 17, the infamous Nazi prison camp, Handy soon led an escape team determined to tunnel to freedom. Along with the unforgettable comrades he vividly describes, Handy worked relentlessly for months on a tunnel that was to prove instrumental in saving the lives of four fugitives sought by the Gestapo. One of those fugitives would become the only American ever to escape permanently from Stalag 17. The Flame Keepers is a vivid first-hand account of an American soldier's experience as a prisoner of war in Nazi Germany and a poignant portrait of the POWs who worked to survive within the wire and their German captors. Illustrated with original photographs taken inside the camp from a smuggled camera and published for the first time in the trade press, The Flame Keepers recounts one of World War II's great untold stories. ; 1.13 x 8.6 x 5.8 Inches; 336 pages . ( more information) Offered by Cranberry Book Barn (United States)
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Flame Keepers: The True Story Of An American Soldier's Survival Inside Stalag 17
Handy, Edward; Battle, Kemp; Battle, Kemp P.; HANDY, NED
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books, 2004. Ned Handy describes the start of that climactic night in the winter of 1944 when he and a fellow American POW would try to break out of Stalag 17, Germany's notorious prison camp. One of them would become the only POW to escape and fight once more against the Nazis. 325 pgs. with photographs.. ISBN: 0-7868-6879-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION. ( more information) Offered by PTP Books (United States)
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