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The Colditz Conjurer

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The Colditz Conjurer
AuthorJames Green
PublisherSeven Questions Publishing
Publication Date2022
LanguageEnglish
ISBN:978-1739705619
Pages126
 

The Colditz Conjurer is a biography of Vincent Parker, a Battle of Britain pilot and prisoner of war magician.

A school-boy magician from the Australian outback, ‘Bush’ left home to became an assistant to a master illusionist (probably Long Tack Sam and, later, The Great Levante).

With World War Two looming, he gave up this promising career to train as a Spitfire pilot. One of Churchill’s 'Few,’ he fought in the Battle of Britain, until he was shot down in a dramatic dogfight.

As a prisoner-of-war in Germany, Vince Parker earned a reputation as a persistent escaper. He ended up in the infamous Colditz Castle, where he applied the secrets of stage magic and escapology to the real-life challenge of getting back home.

Illustrated with over 55 original photographs and maps.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Learning magic
  • 2. Joining the RAF
  • 3. The Battle of Britain
  • 4. Dulag Luft
  • 5. Stalag Luft I
  • 6. Stalag Luft III
  • 7. Oflag IVC (Part 1)
  • 8. Oflag IVC (Part 2)
  • 9. Freedom and post war
  • Conclusion

References

Available from Amazon. [1]

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