Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom, credited to Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston; Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom by Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston; Walton Henry Routledge. Read in English by Kevin Green Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom is the true but little known story of the escape of eight British Prisoners-of-War from a Turkish POW camp during the First World War. The story, written by two of the escapees, describes their life in the various POW camps in Turkey in which they were moved around, and then their well-planned and executed escape from the camp at Yozgad. They were then faced with a trek of over three hundred miles across arid deserts, and a mountain range, constantly searching for water, all the while attempting to avoid detection by soldiers and the local population. A further 120 miles of hostile ocean faced them when eventually reaching the coast before they eventually set foot on friendly soil. A 'boys own' story of derring-do and survival against all odds. A must listen-to story! Summary by Kevin Green

Recording facts

• Recording title: Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom
• Author credits: Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston; Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 6:51:25

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• Turkey
• POW
• WW1
• escape

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface - Prisoner of War — 2:15
2. 01 - Chapter 1 - Kastamoni to Changri — 15:56
3. 02 - Chapter 2, Part 1 - First Plans for Escape — 17:27
4. 03 - Chapter 2, Part 2 - First Plans for Escape — 16:31
5. 04 - Chapter 3 - An Attempt that Failed — 22:18
6. 05 - Chapter 4, Part 1 - Yozgad Camp — 20:06
7. 06 - Chapter 4, Part 2 - Yozgad Camp — 18:49
8. 07 - Chapter 5, Part 1 - The Flag Falls — 17:50
9. 08 - Chapter 5, Part 2 - The Flag Falls — 18:21
10. 09 - Chapter 6, The Peaceful Shepherds — 22:13
11. 10 - Chapter 7 - Recaptured? — 20:51
12. 11 - Chapter 8, Part 1 - The Ancient Halys — 13:39
13. 12 - Chapter 8, Part 2 - The Ancient Halys — 13:28
14. 13 - Chapter 9 - A Retreat Under Fire — 23:32
15. 14 - Chapter 10 - The Three Huns — 26:29
16. 15 - Chapter 11 - In the Heart of the Taurus — 21:47
17. 16 - Chapter 12, Part 1 - Down to the Sea — 15:51
18. 17 - Chapter 12, Part 2 - Down to the Sea — 16:08
19. 18 - Chapter 13, Part 1 - On the Coast — 16:10
20. 19 - Chapter 13, Part 2 - On the Coast — 12:18
21. 20 - Chapter 14, Part 1 - Failure and Success — 17:01
22. 21 - Chapter 14, Part 2 - Failure and Success — 17:13
23. 22 - Chapter 15 - Freedom — 20:47
24. 23 - Chapter 16 - Conclusion — 4:24

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