The Escaping Club

by A. J. EVANS (1889 - 1960)

An Escape With Medlicott

The Escaping Club

Described by some as one of the greatest escape books published. The Escaping Club recounts Evans' escape to Switzerland from a supposedly "escape-proof" German prison camp during World War I. After repatriation and rejoining the war, Evans again finds himself captured, this time first by Arabs and then by Turks. He again manages to escape. A detailed look at the trials faced by Allied POWs during World War I. (Summary by Tom Weiss)


Listen next episodes of The Escaping Club:
A Tunnel Scheme , Arabs. Turks, And Germans , Freedom , One More Run , Short Rations And Many Riots , The Bojah Case , The Last of Fort 9 , The Round Tour Concluded , Through Bavaria By Night , Through Wurtemberg To The Frontier , To Afion Via Constantinople , We Escape