The One That Got AwayIn World War II James Leasor was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and posted to the 1st Lincolns in Burma and India, where he served for three and a half years. His experiences inspired him to write such books as Boarding Party (filmed as The Sea Wolves). He later became a feature writer and foreign correspondent at the Daily Express. Here he wrote The One that Got Away. As well as non-fiction, Leasor has written novels, including Passport to Oblivion, filmed as Where the Spies Are with David Niven |
Contents
1 A German Fighter Ace is Captured | 11 |
2 Interrogation in the London Cage | 22 |
3 The Significance of Simba | 34 |
4 The Greatest Fighter Exploit of the War | 50 |
5 Walls Have Ears | 60 |
6 Escape in the Lake District | 70 |
7 Mystery on Hesk Fell | 85 |
8 The Tunnel | 101 |
12 Flight Cancelled | 165 |
13 Mr Spittle and Mr Winks | 178 |
14 Prisoners in Transit | 183 |
15 Third Time Lucky | 190 |
16 Patrolman Delduchetto Arrests a Tramp | 203 |
17 A Border line Case | 215 |
18 The Last Escape | 224 |
19 Return of a Hero | 236 |
9 Von Werra Gets Out Again | 120 |
10 The CID Interviews Captain van Lott | 129 |
11 The Duty Officer Turns on the Heat | 152 |
Appendix I | 245 |
Appendix II | 250 |
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