Great Escapers: 100 True Stories of Runaways and Fugitives

Author:   Eslam Abd Elwahed
Publisher:   Independently Published
ISBN:  

9798271812309


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   27 October 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Great Escapers: 100 True Stories of Runaways and Fugitives


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In the restless chronicles of human defiance, the great escapers stand as living legends-men and women who refused the chains of captivity, who turned the impossible into a map of freedom written in blood, sweat, and cunning. Their stories unfold across continents and centuries, from cold, iron-barred prisons to guarded borders, from war camps to city streets where every shadow could betray them. Each fugitive carried the same fire-the unbreakable will to be free, no matter the cost. Some crawled through tunnels carved by trembling hands, some scaled razor wire under gunfire, others vanished into crowds with forged papers and borrowed faces, leaving behind only disbelief and silence. The world became their labyrinth, every step a gamble, every heartbeat a countdown. The daring escapes from Alcatraz, Colditz, and the gulags of Siberia became immortal testaments to human endurance, while unknown fugitives fled lesser-known hells with the same desperation, driven by instinct and a refusal to die in cages. The night was their ally, the stars their compass, and fear their constant companion. Some escaped tyranny, others justice; some sought redemption, others revenge. Helicopters were hijacked, sewer tunnels became highways to salvation, and entire nations were fooled by the ingenuity of those who could not be contained. For the hunted, freedom was not just a destination-it was a fleeting moment of breath, a heartbeat between capture and eternity. They changed names, faces, and lives, living ghosts in a world that never stopped chasing them. Lawmen became obsessed, prisons tightened their walls, and yet, somewhere, another escape was always being planned, another tunnel being dug in secret, another disguise being stitched in the dark. The great escapers remind us that captivity, whether physical or moral, is only as strong as one's surrender. These are not just tales of flight, but of defiance-stories where courage outpaces fate, where the will to live shatters walls, and where, for a brief, blinding moment, a fugitive standing under the open sky becomes the freest soul on Earth.

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Author:   Eslam Abd Elwahed
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.281kg
ISBN:  

9798271812309


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   27 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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