
Seances, skis and secrets: an extraordinary WWI escape
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The Last Hope of a Madman
Their plan b is to go and sing overnight. If they can be transported to a big hospital in constantinople, get certified as men, there is the slender chance that they can be repatriated to britain. This is literally their last hope. And so this is where stalig 17 becomes one flew over the cuckoo's nest. They learn through the helpful coaching of an indian army doctor who was one of their fellow captives and the only one in whom they confide their plans. He teaches each of them how to be a very convincing madman of a different stripe. Are you happy to give us anyl? Sa, shall we leave h up te to readers
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