The Way Out: A Kiwi Escapes in Italy
Author(s): Malcolm J. Mason
NZ & World War II | Secondhand
A fantastic story about the great escape of Captain Malcolm J. Mason, from the Italian prison camps during World War II.
First edition, printed at the Caxton Press. With five drawings by Juliet Peter and a map.
VG. Inscription on the FFEP. The dust jacket is torn and tape-mended. Foxing and faded edges to the red hardcover.
Product Information
Malcolm John Mason(1912-1985)was a New Zealander, a prolific contributor to various New Zealand publications and was President of the New Zealand chapter of P.E.N. in 1962-65
He was born in Pahiatua, Wanganui-Manawatu, and worked as a Chartered Accountant before serving with the 25th Battalion during World War II. He was captured during the Libyan offensive in November 1941. When Italy announced the armistice in September 1943, Mason and some 26 others were removed from Campo di Concentramento No.47 at Modena. Whilst being transported, Mason and a fellow P.O.W. escaped, the story of which he subsequently related in The Way Out.
General Fields
- :
- : Paul's Books Arcade
- : 01 January 1946
- : Christchurch
- : books
Special Fields
- : Malcolm J. Mason
- : Hardback with dj
- : 218
