Break-Out! [Paperback]

Paddy Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0862788757 | ISBN-13: 978-0862788759

In 1940 German prisoner of war Hans Marschner managed to see his way out of Mountjoy, only to be recaptured; in 1943 a young girl eating breakfast was surprised by twenty-one men emerging in her coal shed from the tunnel that had brought them out of Derry prison; the 'Magnificent Seven' grabbed world headlines in 1972 when they swam to freedom from the prison ship The Maidstone; in 1973 an astonishing escape occurred at Mountjoy when three prisoners were picked up by helicopter from the exercise yard in broad daylight; in 1974 Kenneth Littlejohn escaped in strange circumstances from Mountjoy; and then there was the escape from the high-security Maze prison in 1983, involving an incredible thirty-eight prisoners!

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About the Author

PADDY HAYES is a writer and film-maker with his own production company, Flutterby Films, based in Galway. Most of his work is made for TG4, Irish-language TV, for whom his latest venture is a six-part series based on the escapes covered in this book. He has previously worked for the Irish Film Board and lectures in scriptwriting in the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Press (April 2, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862788757
• ISBN-13: 978-0862788759
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,054,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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