Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - War & Military, Memoirs

Authors: Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston, Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley In Year : 1919

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom

Preface - Prisoner of War
Chapter 1 - Kastamoni to Changri
Chapter 2, Part 1 - First Plans for Escape
Chapter 2, Part 2 - First Plans for Escape
Chapter 3 - An Attempt that Failed
Chapter 4, Part 1 - Yozgad Camp
Chapter 4, Part 2 - Yozgad Camp
Chapter 5, Part 1 - The Flag Falls
Chapter 5, Part 2 - The Flag Falls
Chapter 6, The Peaceful Shepherds
Chapter 7 - Recaptured?
Chapter 8, Part 1 - The Ancient Halys
Chapter 8, Part 2 - The Ancient Halys
Chapter 9 - A Retreat Under Fire
Chapter 10 - The Three Huns
Chapter 11 - In the Heart of the Taurus
Chapter 12, Part 1 - Down to the Sea
Chapter 12, Part 2 - Down to the Sea
Chapter 13, Part 1 - On the Coast
Chapter 13, Part 2 - On the Coast
Chapter 14, Part 1 - Failure and Success
Chapter 14, Part 2 - Failure and Success
Chapter 15 - Freedom
Chapter 16 - Conclusion

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