Libby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War PrisonWhile many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of... |
Contents
The POW Archipelago | 25 |
Inside Libby Prison | 43 |
The Defiant Colonel | 66 |
Misery and Retaliation | 92 |
Miss Van Lews Spy Ring | 118 |
The Warrior Schoolteacher | 145 |
Test of Faith | 170 |
The Ordeal of Tunnel Four | 212 |
Escape | 230 |
Flight | 247 |
Fallout | 280 |
EPILOGUE | 319 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 334 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 374 |
Front Cover Flap | 404 |
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Libby Prison Breakout: The Daring Escape from the Notorious Civil War Prison Joseph Wheelan No preview available - 2010 |
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