The tunnel king: the true story of Wally Floody and the great escape
Biography, Adventurers and explorers, War and military biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, World War II
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Wally Flood, a Canadian miner turned pilot during World War II, was shot down and put in a prisoner-of-war camp. Determined to escape, he eventually joined a group that began organizing the largest breakout ever, now called The Great Escape… - over 600 men, tunnelling their way out. They took turns digging, inventing tools, forging documents, and hiding the tons of sand they dug from the tunnels, while facing the constant threat of discovery, with key help from Wally, known as the Tunnel King. Grades 5-8. 2004.