The tunnel king : the true story of Wally Floody and the great escape

The Great Escape was the most daring and meticulously planned prisoner-of-war breakout of the Second World War. Yet not many Canadians—least of all children—know the heroic story of Wally Floody, a Canadian airman imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, who was a key figure in digging a set of sophisticated tunnels. Now acclaimed children's writer Barbara Hehner has penned a gripping action-adventure that tells Floody's incredible story, and how he eventually became the consultant for the movie The Great Escape. Packed with the kind of details kids love—like the fact that the prisoners built their own radios from empty cookie tins, or how the tunnels were shored up using 4,000 boards from the prisoners' beds—The Tunnel King also provides an informative and dramatic Canadian context to the Second World War. Written in a lively style infused with Hehner's obvious passion for her subject, this is a book that kids will devour. THE GREAT ESCAPE was the most daring and meticulously planned prisoner-of-war breakout of the Second World War. Yet not many Canadiansleast of all childrenknow the heroic story of Wally Floody, a Canadian airman imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, who was a key figure in digging a set of sophisticated tunnels. Now acclaimed childrens writer Barbara Hehner has penned a gripping action- adventure that tells Floodys incredible story, and how he eventually became the consultant for the movie The Great Escape . Packed with the kind of details kids lovelike the fact that the prisoners built their own radios from empty cookie tins, or how the tunnels were shored up using 4,000 boards from the prisoners bedsThe Tunnel King also provides an informative and dramatic Canadian context to the Second World War. Written in a lively style infused with Hehners obvious passion for her subject, this is a book that kids will devour. The Great Escape was one of the most daring prisoner-of-war breakouts of the Second World War. Yet few Canadians know the heroic story of Wally Floody. Wally was a Canadian fighter pilot, imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, who was a key figure--the Tunnel King--in the carefully planned escape. Packed with fascinating details of life in the camp, such as how the prisoners learned to build their own radios from empty cookie tins or make hockey skates from scrap metals, The Tunnel King is not only an exciting and action-packed story, but a tribute to a courageous Canadian The Great Escape was the most daring and meticulously planned prisoner-of-war breakout of the Second World War. Yet not many Canadians-- least of all children-- know the heroic story of Wally Floody, a Canadian airman imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, who was a key figure in digging a set of sophisticated tunnels. Now acclaimed children' s writer Barbara Hehner has penned a gripping action-adventure that tells Floody' s incredible story, and how he eventually became the consultant for the movie The Great Escape Wally Floody, 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, with key help from Wally, known as the Tunnel King, was under constant threat of discovery as they tunneled their way out taking turns digging, inventing tools, forging documents, and hiding the tons of sand they dug from the tunnels. The Great Escape was one of the most daring prisoner-of-war-breakouts of the Second World War. Yet few Canadians know the historic story of Wally Floody. Wally was a Canadian fighter pilot, imprioned in Stalag Luft III, who was a key figure-the Tunnel King- in the carefully planned escape