Zero Night
Mark Felton recounts the ladder escape of forty officers from Oflag VI-B in August 1942.
- Author
- Mark Felton
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Price
- £18.00
- ISBN
- 9781848318472
- Published
- 2013
Zero Night by Mark Felton
“Zero Night” reveals a largely forgotten mass breakout from Oflag VI-B, Warburg. On 30 August 1942 forty British, Australian, New Zealand, and South African officers abandoned tunnels for a daring over-the-wire plan, assembling collapsible ladders hidden until escape night. Within three minutes they were over the perimeter and sprinting for freedom.
Felton follows their routes across occupied Europe: three reached Belgium and, via the Comète Line, Spain; others were recaptured and sent to Colditz, only to attempt escape again. The story celebrates ingenuity, discipline, and the networks that kept the escape spirit alive.
Faber & Faber. £18.00. ISBN 9781848318472.