The Madness of Courage - Tony Insall

Group Captain Gilbert Insall holdsa unique record: he is the only person to have both won a Victoria Cross andescaped successfully from a German prisoner of war camp during the First WorldWar. The Madness of Courage describes how, when forced down by enginedamage after destroying a German fighter, Gilbert ignored intensive shelling inorder to repair his aircraft and return to base. But a few weeks later, he wasshot down and captured. And thus began a distinguished career in prisonbreaking. He tunnelled... Zobrazit více