History is full of daring escapes. In this book are ten of the most exhilarating escape stories from around the world and across the ages. As you turn the pages:

• Discover Lady Nithsdale's plan to free her husband from the impenetrable Tower of London in 1716
• Fall into Douglas Bader's harrowing escape from a plummeting Spitfire in the Second World War
• Hold your breath as two families drift over the Berlin Wall in a homemade hot-air balloon
• Thrill to tales of perilous prison breaks by prisoners-of-war, desperate retreats from hostile countries and royal slips from besieged castles.

  From getaway gladiators to runaway slaves, from the endless Sahara to the impassable Bastille, each exciting true story will be a sure-fire hit for readers who like real-life, page-turning adventures.