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  3. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 305

  4. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 164

  5. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  6. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 125

  7. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 306

  8. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 125

  9. Ibid.

  10. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 213

  11. Ibid.

  12. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  13. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 126

  14. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 306

  15. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 126

  16. Ibid: p. 126

  17. Ibid: p. 127

  18. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  19. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 215

  20. Ibid.

  21. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  22. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 127

  23. Ibid: p. 128

  24. Ibid: pp. 128–9

  25. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 215

  26. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 129

  27. Ibid: p. 129

  28. Ibid: p. 130

  29. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 215

  30. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  31. ‘De Wiart tells how they dug a tunnel for seven months’ by Stuart Gelder, News Chronicle, 27 January 1944, front page

  32. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  Chapter 15

  1. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 131

  2. Ibid.

  3. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  4. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 131

  5. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  6. Ibid.

  7. Ibid.

  8. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 131

  9. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  10. Ibid.

  11. Ibid.

  12. Ibid.

  13. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 306

  14. Ibid.

  15. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 132

  Chapter 16

  1. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  2. Ibid.

  3. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 132

  4. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  5. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 133

  6. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  7. Ibid.

  8. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  9. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2013), p. 222

  10. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  11. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 133

  12. Ibid: p. 133

  13. Ibid: p. 134

  14. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 163

  15. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 134

  16. Ibid.

  17. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), pp. 306–7

  18. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 163

  19. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  20. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 135

  21. Ibid.

  22. Ibid.

  23. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 307

  Chapter 17

  1. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 222

  2. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 307

  3. Ibid.

  4. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  5. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 307

  6. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 160

  7. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 216

  8. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 135

  9. Ibid.

  10. Ibid.

  11. Ibid.

  12. Ibid: pp. 135–6

  13. Ibid: p. 136

  14. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 163

  15. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 147

  16. Ibid: p. 136

  17. Ibid: p. 136

  18. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  19. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 222

  20. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  21. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), pp. 136–7

  22. Ibid: p. 137

  23. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Mil
itary History, King’s College London

  24. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 137

  25. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  26. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 145

  27. Ibid: p. 137

  Chapter 18

  1. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 137

  2. Ibid.

  3. Ibid.

  4. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  5. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 145

  6. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  7. Ibid.

  8. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 138

  9. Ibid: p. 138

  10. Ibid: p. 139

  11. Ibid: p. 139

  12. Ibid: p. 139

  13. Ibid: pp. 139–40

  14. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  15. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2013), p. 216

  16. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  17. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 140

  18. Ibid: p. 140

  19. Ibid: p. 140

  20. Ibid: p. 141

  21. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 216

  22. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  23. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 216

  24. Ibid: p. 217

  25. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 142

  26. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 217

  27. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  28. ‘De Wiart tells how they dug a tunnel for seven months’ by Stuart Gelder, News Chronicle, 27 January 1944, front page

  29. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame

  30. Ibid.

  31. Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame to The Italian War Ministry, Rome, 13 April 1943, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  32. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 310

  33. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame

  34. Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame to The Italian War Ministry, Rome, 13 April 1943, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives (Public Record Office), Kew)

  35. Statement by Lt.-Col. (Acting Brigadier) John Frederick Boyce Combe, DSO (and bar), 11th Hussars, WO 208/3319/1921 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)

  36. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 146

  37. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2013), p. 217

  38. Ibid.

  39. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 143

  40. Ibid.

  41. Ibid.

  Epilogue

  1. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 218

  2. Ibid: p. 218

  3. Ibid: p. 219

  4. Ibid: p. 219

  5. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

  6. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 220

  7. Ibid: p. 221

  8. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London

 

 

 


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