{"product_id":"the-one-that-got-away-1","title":"The One That Got Away","description":"\u003cblockquote style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e''A good story, crisply told''\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz von Werra was the only German prisoner of war to escape Allied captivity and make it all the way back to Germany during the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShot down over Britain during the Battle of Britain, the charismatic and audacious Luftwaffe fighter ace refused to accept defeat. Captured by the British, he launched a series of increasingly daring escape attempts, frustrating his captors at every turn. His final bid for freedom saw him leap from a moving prisoner train in Canada before embarking on an extraordinary journey through snow and wilderness to the then neutral United States and, ultimately, home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on von Werra''s own account, together with extensive interviews and first-hand testimony from those who pursued, guarded and encountered him, James Leasor reconstructs one of the most remarkable escape stories of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1953, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe One That Got Away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was groundbreaking in its balanced portrayal of both Allied and German participants, helping to establish a new standard for wartime narrative history. It became an international bestseller and was adapted for the screen in 1957, starring Hardy Krüger as von Werra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic tale of courage, ingenuity and determination, this remains one of the greatest true escape stories ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extraordinary true story of escape, endurance and one man''s refusal to remain a prisoner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492489404789,"sku":"9781916556423","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781916556423.jpg?v=1786529362","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-one-that-got-away-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}