02560cam a22003493u 4500 50425 UtSlPG 20260610134147.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 20000759 UtSlPG en iso639-1 D501 Johnston, Maurice Andrew Brackenreed, 1892- Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom 450 miles to freedom: the adventures of eight British officers in their escape from the Turks Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2015-11-10 E-text prepared by MWS, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom" by Captain M. A. B. Johnston and Captain K. D. Yearsley is a memoir detailing the experiences of British officers during World War I, written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire, focusing on the struggle for survival and the quest for freedom after being taken prisoners of war. The book likely explores themes of camaraderie, resilience, and the harsh realities of captivity, with the main protagonists consisting of a group of officers united by their longing for freedom. The opening of the memoir introduces the prisoners' dire situation as they find themselves relocated to a new camp in Changri, after the recent escape of several fellow officers. The authors detail their daily lives under Turkish captivity, highlighting the discomforts and hardships faced, while also portraying their plans for escape. Through engaging anecdotes and descriptions of their interactions with Turkish guards, the narrative sets the stage for the trials that lie ahead, suggesting an underlying determination in the officers to devise a successful escape plan despite the odds stacked against them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Turkish Prisoner-of-war escapes Yearsley, Kenneth Darlaston, 1891- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50425 91263 91263