Eric Williams is the world famous author of The Wooden Horse, the story of his escape from Stalag Luft III.
In The Escapers, he presents eighteen of his own favourite escape stories, ranging from the 16th century to the present day.
John Gerard climbed from the Tower of London in 1597.
Casanova fled across the roofs of Venice in 1756.
Winston Churchill hid from the Boers in a coal mine in 1899.
Spencer Chapman escaped from Malayan-Chinese bandits, intent on selling him to the Japanese, in 1944.
Humour, courage and sheer unflagging determination illuminate every page of this astounding collection of escape stories.