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Gunther Plüschow : Airmen, Escaper and Explorer by Anton Rippon (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-101848841329
ISBN-139781848841321
eBay Product ID (ePID)127333611
Product Key Features
Book TitleGunther Plüschow : Airmen, Escaper and Explorer
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicCultural Heritage, Military / General, Military / World War I, Adventurers & Explorers, Modern / General, Expeditions & Discoveries, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAnton Rippon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews A superb and thoroughly readable account of the life of the only German prisoner of war to escape from British mainland and make it back to Germany.
Dewey Decimal629.13092
SynopsisGunther Plüschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom in 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Plüschow was much more than simply an escaped POW. He was also a fearless aviator who flew against the British and Japanese in the Far East, and he was an explorer. After the war, he set sail for the southernmost tip of South America and became the first man to fly over Tierra del Fuego. He continued to explore what was then a largely unknown region of the world until his tragic death in 1931, when his parachute failed to open following a midair accident in Patagonia. In 'Gunther Plüschow: Airman, Escaper, Explorer,' Anton Rippon tells this extraordinary tale in vivid detail. It is a tale that would do justice to the best adventure fiction - except that every word of it is true., Gunther Pl schow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom in 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Pl schow was much more than simply an escaped POW. He was also a fearless aviator who flew against the British and Japanese in the Far East, and he was an explorer. After the war, he set sail for the southernmost tip of South America and became the first man to fly over Tierra del Fuego. He continued to explore what was then a largely unknown region of the world until his tragic death in 1931, when his parachute failed to open following a midair accident in Patagonia. In 'Gunther Pl schow: Airman, Escaper, Explorer, ' Anton Rippon tells this extraordinary tale in vivid detail. It is a tale that would do justice to the best adventure fiction - except that every word of it is true.
LC Classification NumberTL540
