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Canadian Escapades book cover
Canadian Escapades - Kanadische Eskapaden The true story of the author's 3 escapes from WW2 POW camps...
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Canadian Escapades book cover - back
Canadian Escapades title logo
Although the actual guard tower at WW2 POW Camp Wainwright looks different, I wanted an "iconic"...
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Canadian Escapades sidebar
Goal: an "iconic" freight car that might have held lumber, circa 1945. I'm not a train buff, so...
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Book poster: We were free.
"Soon we had crossed the railroad tracks and reached the main road into Edmonton. We were free."...
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Book poster: Joy! (abstract)
"The feeling of happiness from the successful escape quickened our steps, and we began running out of...
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Book poster: Joy! (scenic)
"The feeling of happiness from the successful escape quickened our steps, and we began running out of...
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Book poster: failed
"An attempt to get to the open waters through the broad belt of reeds in order to swim across the...
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Book poster: black brew
"I sunk ever deeper into the marsh and was nearly pulled under there. The black brew reached up to...
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Book poster: gathering all my strength
"... by gathering all my strength I pulled myself back to the shore again using the reeds." ...
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Book poster: WANTED for forging this ID in March 1945
Wanted: Klaus Conrad. Neither armed nor dangerous. Canadian Escapades. The exciting tale of a man's desire to be free.
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Book poster: Nearly 2,000 miles in pursuit of freedom
From left to right: Lt. Heinz Meuche, Lt. Klaus Conrad. (The original image is from the Chicago Tribune;...
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War Diary, January 1945
Internment Camp No. 135, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada Jan 5-11, 1945 (I posted a whole series of excerpts.)
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