The Hated Cage An American Tragedy in Britain's Most Terrifying Prison

'Beguiling' The Times 'Compelling' Wall Street Journal 'A vivid portrait' Daily Mail Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race. British redcoats torch the White House and six thousand American sailors languish in the world's largest prisoner-of-war camp, Dartmoor. A myriad of races and backgrounds, with some prisoners as young as thirteen. Known as the 'hated cage', Dartmoor wasn't a place you'd expect to be full of life and invention. Yet prisoners taught each other foreign languages and science, put on plays and staged boxing matches. In daring efforts to escape they lived every prison-break cliché - how to hide the tunnel entrances, what to do with the earth… Drawing on meticulous research, The Hated Cage documents the extraordinary communities these men built within the prison - and the terrible massacre that destroyed these worlds. 'This is history as it ought to be - gripping, dynamic, vividly written' Marcus Rediker

ISBN:	9781786079893
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Imprint:	Oneworld
Published date:	07 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	973.521
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	432
Weight:	234g
Height:	163mm
Width:	241mm
Spine width:	43mm

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