Prisoners Of The Third Reich

Crete, 1 June, 1941: Overwhelming German airborne forces overrun the 

gallant Allied OF THE resistance defending the Greek island of Crete 

in the World War II Battle for Crete. They capture 5000 hungry and 

abandoned Allied troops, attempting an evacuation to Egypt. 'Arty' 

Dawson, an Aussie Sapper in the Royal Engineers, Sixth Division, ¿nds 

himself an unwilling POW.



This gripping true story traces Arty's two breathtaking escape attempts 

in Greece and his successful ¿nal escape to American lines, from deep 

inside Europe, as German soldiers ¿ee the advancing Russian Front in the 

closing stages of the Third Reich.



Arty's survival is largely due to luck, combined with the cooperation

of his comrades, as well as unexpected and signi¿cant help from the 

Red Cross and the heartfelt forces of family love. Importantly, Arty, a 

quintessential Aussie bloke, raised in the Great Depression years, ¿nds 

secret love to keep his spirits alive during the darkest of times.