Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom

Author: Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston

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Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom is the true but little known story of the escape of eight British Prisoners-of-War from a Turkish POW camp during the First World War. The story, written by two of the escapees, describes their life in the various POW camps in Turkey in which they were moved around, and then their well-planned and executed escape from the camp at Yozgad. They were then faced with a trek of over three hundred miles across arid deserts, and a mountain range, constantly searching for water, all the while attempting to avoid detection by soldiers and the local population. A further 120 miles of hostile ocean faced them when eventually reaching the coast before they eventually set foot on friendly soil. A 'boys own' story of derring-do and survival against all odds. A must listen-to story! Summary by Kevin Green

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Preface - Prisoner of WarChapter 1 - Kastamoni to ChangriChapter 2, Part 1 - First Plans for EscapeChapter 2, Part 2 - First Plans for EscapeChapter 3 - An Attempt that FailedChapter 4, Part 1 - Yozgad CampChapter 4, Part 2 - Yozgad CampChapter 5, Part 1 - The Flag FallsChapter 5, Part 2 - The Flag FallsChapter 6, The Peaceful ShepherdsChapter 7 - Recaptured?Chapter 8, Part 1 - The Ancient HalysChapter 8, Part 2 - The Ancient HalysChapter 9 - A Retreat Under FireChapter 10 - The Three HunsChapter 11 - In the Heart of the TaurusChapter 12, Part 1 - Down to the SeaChapter 12, Part 2 - Down to the SeaChapter 13, Part 1 - On the CoastChapter 13, Part 2 - On the CoastChapter 14, Part 1 - Failure and SuccessChapter 14, Part 2 - Failure and SuccessChapter 15 - FreedomChapter 16 - Conclusion

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