Great Escapes by Barbara Bond
A fascinating story of the secret maps used by World War II prisoners. The definitive history of MI9's emergency escape and evasion mapping programme and the contribution the maps made to victory in 1945. Fascinating stories of secret maps used by prisoners of World War II.‘A story of amazing inspiration and ingenuity in a country at war’ – Antiques Diary
‘A mammoth account of MI9’s activities’ - The Times
‘Only now, thanks to the investigative work of Barbara Bond are we able to see something like the full story of the race to beat the Germans’ - Sue Baker, Love Reading
Barbara Bond spent her career as a map researcher in the Ministry of Defence, eventually becoming the senior civilian Director and Deputy Chief Executive. She is a Fellow and past-Council member of the Royal Geographical Society, and a past-President of the British Cartographic Society. She was Chair of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Antarctic Commission from 1992–97 and is the former Pro-Chancellor of Plymouth University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008141301 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008141304 |
| Title | Great Escapes |
| Author | Barbara Bond |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2015-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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