Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom

About this film

LibriVox recording of Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom by Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston; Walton Henry Routledge. Read in English by Kevin Green Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom is the true but little known story of the escape of eight British Prisoners-of-War from a Turkish POW camp during the First World War. The story, written by two of the escapees, describes their life in the various POW camps in Turkey in which they were moved around, and then their well-planned and executed escape from the camp at Yozgad. They were then faced with a trek of over three hundred miles across arid deserts, and a mountain range, constantly searching for water, all the while attempting to avoid detection by soldiers and the local population. A further 120 miles of hostile ocean faced them when eventually reaching the coast before they eventually set foot on friendly soil. A 'boys own' story of derring-do and survival against all odds. A must listen-to story! Summary by Kevin Green For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to beco…

Directors & creators

Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston; Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;adventure; Turkey; POW; WW1; escape

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