ZERO NIGHT: THE MOST DARING GREAT ESCAPE OF WORLD WAR II
Book ID/图书代码： 00530016B90017
English Summary/英文概要： On the night of 30 August 1942, “Zero Night” as the escapers called it, almost 50 British officers staged the boldest and riskiest mass escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. It was the first ‘great escape’ and instead of tunnelling, the British boldly went over the huge perimeter fences.
‘Operation Olympia’ would see a mass escape led by a small group of tremendously brave and resourceful young army, navy and RAF officers. The prisoners at Oflag VI B Warburg, Germany’s largest officers camp, set in motion what fellow prisoner and fighter ace Douglas Bader called ‘the most brilliant escape conception of this war.’
Working in secret, they created a complex and daring plan, manufactured civilian clothing and designed and built huge wooden scaling contraptions. After weeks of secret training, four teams of officers charged the camp’s double perimeter fences armed with the ingenious climbing contraptions and set about launching the boldest escape the Germans had yet seen.
Backed by a carefully planned deception campaign involving another fifty prisoners, months of meticulous planning hung in the balance during three minutes of mayhem and confusion. The prisoners managed to scramble over the extensive barbed wire fences and ran off into the darkness pursued by German bullets. Some stayed gone for over ten days, having extraordinary adventures before being recaptured, while three made a ‘home run’ to England, the same number as in the more famous ‘Great Escape’ in 1944.
Zero Night tells the incredible and forgotten story of the ‘first great escape’.
Zero Night is:
Narrative- and character-driven true history.
A compelling story of British wartime bravery, amazing ingenuity and incredible, even reckless, daring and courage.
A tense and dramatic story that builds up to the climactic mass escape and evasion that is guaranteed to enthrall and entertain readers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1942年8月30日晚上，被越狱者们称作“零夜”的越狱计划，将近50名英国官员展开了一场二战期间最大胆、也是最冒险的大逃亡，逃离了德国战俘集中营。这是首次”成功越狱”， 并且，这些英国人并没有开挖隧道，而是勇敢地突破了边界的防线。
“奥利匹亚操作”见证了一次由一小群英勇无比的年轻陆军、海军军官所领导的大规模越狱。
他们秘密筹备，策划了一个复杂而又大胆的计划，经过几周的秘密训练后，四组军官猛攻集中营双重防线，开启了一场德国人从未见过的最无畏的越狱行动。
战俘们成功穿越密集的防线，冒着德军的枪林弹雨逃向黑暗。他们当中有些人在外躲避了10多天，再次被捕前经历了非凡的冒险，而其中有三名“逃回”了英格兰，该数据与更为著名的1944年“大规模越狱”数据一样。
《零夜计划》讲述了令人难以置信的、且被人遗忘的有关“首次大规模越狱”的故事。这是对历史的真实写照，对英国人在战争时期勇敢、无畏的写照，故事紧张，高潮迭起，一定能够吸引读者。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：“对POW越狱事件的全新的剖析，关注个人故事及个体人物，成功展现了一场真实的大越狱”——军事历史
“本书首次完整地讲述了这一非凡的故事，历史学家Felton唤起了越狱的悬念，那些逃离德军的战俘的冒险经历，以及冒着生命危险在敌军底盘帮助他们的老百姓。”——商业标准
“该故事首次以完整、细致的形式展现出来，作者Felton成功营造了悬疑气氛……” http://www.elocal.co.nz
“电影《大越狱》的粉丝们一定会喜欢这本书……这是不可否认的事实，应当得到报道，本书是一部很棒的读物。”战争杂志
“本书讲述了二战时期逃离纳粹战俘集中营的勇敢的越狱事件……令这个故事尤其吸引人的是，作者使用了日记和访谈来重述对话……在这本精彩的书中，Felton成功地刻画了英勇的越狱者们。”Kirkus评论
"A fresh light on the POW escape, focussing on the individual stories and characters to create a real’ great escape’"
Military History
"rip-roaring …Telling this remarkable story in full for the first time, historian Felton evokes the suspense of the escape itself and the adventures of those who eluded the Germans, as well as the courage of the civilians who risked their lives to help them in enemy territory. "
Business Standard
"The story is told here for the first time in all its ingenious detail and it is a well told by Felton who builds the suspense to such a palpable level that one is seriously cheering on these guys out loud to an empty room. "
http://www.elocal.co.nz
"Fans of the film The Great Escape (and frankly who isn’t?) will love this book…This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read.’"
History of War Magazine
"Fans of the film The Great Escape (and frankly who isn’t?) will love this book… This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read."
History of War magazine
"A page-turner about one particularly daring escape from a Nazi POW camp during World War II… What makes this story particularly absorbing is the author’s use of diaries and interviews to re-create dialogue… The author grippingly tracks the evaders’ trek to freedom, an event that would warrant a book in itself. Even the epilogue will bring a smile. In this exciting book, Felton has captivatingly captured the bravery of the prisoners."
Kirkus Reviews
" ...a page-turner about one particularly daring escape from a Nazi POW camp during World War II….What makes this story particularly absorbing is the author’s use of diaries and interviews to re-create dialogue….The author grippingly tracks the evaders’ trek to freedom, an event that would warrant a book in itself. Even the epilogue will bring a smile. In this exciting book, Felton has captivatingly captured the bravery of the prisoners."
Kirkus
About the Author/作者介绍： Mark Felton 1974年生于军事重镇——科尔切斯特镇，这或许也令他不可避免地对军事历史产生了兴趣。大学毕业后，他参加公务员工作，之后又获得了英国埃塞克斯大学的硕士和博士学位。从大学讲师离职后，2005年他与妻子移居中国，并继续教育事业。
Mark Felton Being born in the army garrison town of Colchester in 1974, it was perhaps inevitable that Mark Felton should develop an interest in military history. After university and a stint in the civil service he later gained a master’s degree and a PhD at the University of Essex. After working as a university lecturer he moved with his wife to China in 2005 where he continued to teach. He has authored over a dozen books, many receiving national and international attention and also writes regularly for several major history magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. After living and wor...
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