title: The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Europe 1944-45
author:  John Nichol 
description: Splendid... a fascinating tale. -- <i>Joseph E. Persico, author of <i>Roosevelts Secret War</i></i><br /><br />Superb... A lasting tribute to those who endured imprisonment. -- <i>Carlo DEste, author of <i>Patton: A Genius for War</i></i><br /><br />[An] affecting history... [of] one of the great war crimes of the 20th century. -- <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>
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  # The French Prisoners of Norman Cross
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Arthur Brown
  
  
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  * [CHAPTER I.—THE ARRIVAL.](freno_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II.—FORMATION OF THE BARRACKS.](freno_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III.—A FRIEND IN NEED.](freno_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV.—MUTINY OF THE PRISONERS.](freno_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V.—NEARLY A SUICIDE.](freno_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI.—A DUEL AND TWO DEATHS.](freno_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII.—ATTEMPTED ESCAPE.](freno_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VIII.—AN ENEMY TURNS UP.](freno_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IX.—PRISONERS EMANCIPATED.](freno_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER X.—ENGLAND AND FRANCE UNITED.](freno_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [Footnotes:](freno_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  
  
  
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  Transcribed from the [1895] Hodder Brothers edition by David Price, email
  
  
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