Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?

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The incredible true story of how of one British soldier escaped a prisoner war camp 200 times to see the girl he loved. 
An incredible true tale of one man’s courage and defiance of the German nation in the name of love. Horace “Jim” Greasley was 20 years old in the spring of 1939 when Adolf Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia and Poland. 

After seven weeks training with the 2nd/5th Battalion Leicester, he found himself facing the might of the German army in a muddy field south of Cherbourg, in Northern France, with just thirty rounds of ammunition in his weapon pouch. Horace's war didn't last long. He was taken prisoner on 25th May 1940 and forced to endure a ten week march across France and Belgium en-route to Holland.

After a three day train journey without food and water, Horace found himself incarcerated in a prison camp in Poland. It was there he embarked on an incredible love affair with a German girl interpreting for his captors.

He experienced the sweet taste of freedom each time he escaped to see her, yet incredibly he made his way back into the camp each time, sometimes two, three times every week. Horace broke out of the camp then crept back in again under the cover of darkness after his natural urges were fulfilled. He brought food back to his fellow prisoners to supplement their meagre rations. He broke out of the camp over two hundred times and towards the end of the war even managed to bring radio parts back in. The BBC news would be delivered daily to over 3,000 prisoners. This is an incredible tale of one man's adversity and defiance of the German nation.

*This book is celebrated for its portrayal of resilience, love, and defiance in the face of adversity. However, some readers have found certain aspects of the book potentially challenging or uncomfortable. This candid portrayal of intimacy might not align with the expectations of all readers, particularly those who prefer a more reserved narrative in historical accounts. Additionally, the book's unflinching honesty about Greasley's experiences, including his actions and the moral complexities of war, may present a raw and unfiltered perspective that some readers might find confronting. While the memoir is widely regarded as a testament to human endurance and love, its explicit content and candid reflections might not resonate with every reader.

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