“Bascomb has unearthed a remarkable piece of hidden history, and told it perfectly. The story brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism.”
---David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon
“From a master of narrative non-fiction, the amazing and utterly gripping story of the greatest prison escape of the First World War. A ripping yarn – timely and beautifully told.”
---Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter and The Bedford Boys
“A rousing story of resilience and courage…Just when you think there are no more terrific war stories that have gone untold, along comes The Escape Artists. Bascomb has achieved that rare combination of impeccable research and a page-turning narrative.”
---Tom Clavin, author of Dodge City and Halsey's Typhoon, and The Last Stand of Fox Company (with Bob Drury)
“Thrilling, jaw-on-the-floor stuff…‘The Great Escape’ of WWII remains the best-known POW breakout, but Bascomb brilliantly brings its forgotten forerunner into the light with this fantastic, true-life tale of the prisoners who outwitted their cruel captors at Holzminden, the toughest German camp of them all…thanks to Bascomb’s intrepid detective work, maybe we should start calling it the Greater Escape.”
---Alexander Rose, author of Washington’s Spies and Men of War
“Don’t wait for the movie. You’ll feel like you're in one by the second page… In the midst of history’s cruelest war, a band of Allied POWs brilliantly combined their unique talents, wit, and boundless grit to pull off the greatest breakout of the Great War. Equal parts Downton Abbey, The Great Escape, and The Shawshank Redemption –The Escape Artists is an inspiring tale of humanity’s best defeating its worst.”
---John U. Bacon, author of The Great Halifax Explosion