Escape from Villingen, 1918
By: Dwight R. Messimer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: C.A. Brannen series ;; no. 5
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.; Escapes -- History -- 20th century.; Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany) -- History, Military.
Description: "In Escape from Villingen, 1918, Dwight R. Messimer tells the story of the unusual mass escape from the German military prison at Villingen. A total of 4,480 Americans were captured by the Germans during the war. Of that number, forty-four made at least one escape attempt. Thirteen of them attempted the escape from Villingen on October 6, 1918. Only three were not recaptured - half the total number of successful escapes made by Americans during the entire war."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190) and index.