| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Churches, Ralph, 1914-2014, author.; |
| Call Number | 940.548194 C561 2017 |
| Document type | Monograph |
| Year | c1996. [2017] 2017. |
| Pagination | xii, 161 pages : illustrations, facsimilies ; 21 cm. |
| Publisher | R.F. Churches, The Estate of R.F. Churches, |
| Note | "A great escape of WWII a freedom trail" -- Cover. After escaping a P.O.W camp with six others, Australian Lance Corporal Ralph Churches went back for his mates, all ninety of them. He got them airlifted to safety from behind German lines. He had help; the Slovene partisans, well organised and committedto ejecting the Germans. These partisans led the P.O.Ws to safety through the hills of Slovenia. A first-hand account of one of the great escapes of WW11, a tale of cunning, patience, incredible luck, courage and generosity. |
| Place made | Adelaide : Kensington, VIC : |
A hundred miles as the crow flies / by Ralph Churches.
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Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, German - Personal narratives.
- Prisoners of war - Austria - Biography.
- Prisoners of war - Austria - History - 20th century.
- Concentration camps - Austria - History.
- Escapes - Austria - History.
- World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons Personal narratives.