The Escaping Club
A. J. Evans
Leído por Tom Weiss
Described by some as one of the greatest escape books published. The Escaping Club recounts Evans' escape to Switzerland from a supposedly "escape-proof" German prison camp during World War I. After repatriation and rejoining the war, Evans again finds himself captured, this time first by Arabs and then by Turks. He again manages to escape. A detailed look at the trials faced by Allied POWs during World War I. (Summary by Tom Weiss) (8 hr 24 min)
Capítulos
| Capture | 14:52 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Gutersloh and Clausthal | 12:44 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| The First Evasion | 8:00 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| What Happened To Kicq | 14:04 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| The Frontier | 21:50 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Paying The Piper | 12:31 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Removal To A Strafe Camp | 20:24 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Fort 9, Ingolstadt | 34:33 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Captors and Captives | 24:14 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Attempts To Escape | 39:05 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| An Escape With Medlicott | 19:25 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Short Rations And Many Riots | 17:00 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| A Tunnel Scheme | 23:03 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| The Bojah Case | 14:38 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| The Last of Fort 9 | 15:39 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| We Escape | 26:10 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Through Bavaria By Night | 22:29 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Through Wurtemberg To The Frontier | 29:36 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Freedom | 12:10 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| Arabs. Turks, And Germans | 26:14 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| One More Run | 48:43 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| To Afion Via Constantinople | 27:26 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
| The Round Tour Concluded | 19:29 | Leído por Tom Weiss |
Reseñas
Interesting & Entertaining
Avid Listener
Gets right to the point (escaping) and stays on point; unlike today's media that waste your time with a lot of useless, lame information, this author has something actually to say without boring you with a lot a fluff.
true account of interesting events
jaded_grl
of course, first off, the reader did an excellent job! his german accent at times was very good. now regard the book. when reading this keep in mind the writer is an average person who recorded in writing 18 months of their life. so, it doesnt come off as well as a fiction tale as many details are missing to help paint a mental picture. my example of this is his explaining of the first escape - still confused as to some of that. but the writer jumps right in gets the story going without much detail. but if you hold out for about an hour of listening then he gets better at details & the telling of his accounts and is able to paint miserable pictures of cold winter life at fort 9 and thirst while running from turks. very good & i liked his final comments on war. though i find it ironic that he views & describes turks the way many germans defined jews.
Brett Miller
I only have 2 small complaints about this book. 1) the author lapses into French or German and offers no translation. 2) Tom cannot seem to pronounce the word Ruck for anything. other than that it is an excellent look at a different side of World War 1.bi highly recommend it
A great read!
Janita F.
This is a timeless book. A must read for those interested in WW1.
The Escaping Club
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
great dangerous adventure
bahamajohn08
Unbelievable guts to go into harm's way to escape. I love these stories of brave men. These were different times and honor was accepted on both sides. Cunning, skill and luck was an exceptional part called upon by these men who thought about these things everyday. Prisoners of war are desperate men looking for a means to escape.
Raycyst
Bill Cosby
Tells the story of a tommy who escaped from a couple POW camps. However it ignored the roll Churchill had in starving the Bengals and Indians so it is completely RayCyst. ALso ignored the role of LatinX Americans in the great war. So that is Raycyst. Also there were no gay orgies so it is homophobic. Ban this book.
worth the time to listen
piano wes
One of the best readings by Tom Weiss. The book itself being true to life has a deeper character than usual WWI fiction. Well worth the time to listen and listen a second time.