On July 26, 1918, American aviator George Puryear shot down a German observation plane and then landed to accept the crew's surrender. In fact, he had landed inside the German lines and was captured. This text tells the story of how he led a mass escape from the prison camp at Villingen, Germany.
| ISBN: | 9780890969564 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2000 |
| Author: | Dwight R Messimer |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 195 pages |
| Series: | C.A. Brannen Series |
| Genres: |
First World War |