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Over the Wall. Studying Colditz, Reid saw little prospect of a successful getaway. Yet get away he did, and so did a nervy sprinkling of others. For a while, Reid himself was "morally" committed to stay, for his special talents were soon recognized by his fellow officers, and he was made "Escape Officer" in charge of planning breaks for the whole British contingent. Much of The Colditz Story relates the attempts, both successful and tragically unsuccessful, of other escapers...
Reid's own getaway was a masterpiece of timing, meticulous preparation and sheer nerve. In & out of windows, over roofs, dashing for cover when sentries made their turns, and so out through a flue, Reid and three companions reached the outer wall and let themselves down on a rope of sheets. Using forged identity cards made by prisoner experts, and equipped with civilian clothes, a memorized map and German learned at Colditz, Reid and one of his pals made good progress through Germany...
...they were challenged by a German sentry, but posed as Flemish workingmen and convinced him. That night, less than four days after leaving Colditz, Reid and his friend stopped under a lamppost in a Swiss village and shook hands. Even the British government thought it was a pretty good getaway. Reid's reward: the Military Cross...
...bullet wound in his upper arm and a plea of "Hide me" on his lips. A Congressman's son has been killed in a shooting brawl, and Randy is sure he will be tagged with the rap. Rowdy not only hides him, she takes charge of his getaway by car and speedboat...
...Lincoln has a new 205 h.p. V-8 engine with a new carburetor and kidney-shaped combustion chamber for better air-fuel mixing. With 40 h.p. more than last year's models, Ford claims the Lincoln is one of the fastest stock cars in the world on the getaway. From a standing start, the Lincoln can jump to 60 m.p.h. in twelve seconds, to 80 m.p.h. in 22 seconds (see SPORT...