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_aDurnford, H. G. _q(Hugh George), _d1886-1965 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue) |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2016 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2016-06-11 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced 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.) | ||
| 520 | _a"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.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German | ||
| 653 | _aPrisoner-of-war escapes | ||
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