02330cam a22003253u 4500 52308 UtSlPG 20260610134215.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 21000597 UtSlPG en iso639-1 D501 Durnford, H. G. (Hugh George), 1886-1965 The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2016-06-11 Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)" by H. G. Durnford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the experiences of British officers imprisoned at Holzminden during World War I, particularly focusing on their daring escape attempt through a tunnel dug over nine months. The story captures the mixture of grief, struggle, and camaraderie among the prisoners, with significant emphasis on characters like Captain Niemeyer, the camp's antagonistic commandant. The opening of the narrative introduces the context of the Holzminden Camp, detailing the bleakness and harsh conditions the prisoners endured. Durnford reflects on the oppressive atmosphere created by the camp authorities, particularly highlighting Captain Niemeyer, who instills fear and frustration among the inmates. Through a combination of vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, the text sets the stage for the central plot involving the secretive efforts to dig a tunnel for escape, emphasizing the risks and improvisations involved in executing such a plan amid constant surveillance and confinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German Prisoner-of-war escapes https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52308 93142 93142