At Warburg, Germany, in 1941, four British PoWs find an unexpected means of escape from the horrors of internment when they form a birdwatching society, and embark on an obsessive quest behind barbed wire.

Through their shared love of birds, they overcome hunger, hardship, fear and stultifying boredomTheir quest draws in not only their fellow prisoners, but also some of the German guards, at great risk to them all...

Derek Niemann draws on original diaries, letters and drawings, to tell of how Conder, Barrett, Waterston and Buxton were forged by their experiences as POWs into the giants of post war wildlife conservationTheir legacy lives on, in institutions such as the RSPB and the British Wildlife Trust.

Format Häftad Omfång 320 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Octopus Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2013-05-02 ISBN 9781780721361