Escape from Libby Prison | Episode 5 | Daring Prison Escapes
During World War II, the United States housed hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers who had been captured as prisoners of war. Camp Papago Park, located in Phoenix, was built to hold captured German U-boat crew members, some of the most well-trained and ardent members of the German military. Authorities hoped that the harsh Arizona desert would deter any escape attempts, but they underestimated the German soldiers’ determination to return to battle. Under the watchful eyes of the American g...
Who is mentioned in this episode?
19 people come up, including Colonel Thomas Rose, Major Andrew Hamilton, Jefferson Davis.
- Colonel Thomas Rose (Person)
- Major Andrew Hamilton (Person)
- Jefferson Davis (Person)
- Dr. Robert P. Watson (Person)
- Elizabeth Van Lew (Person)
- Major Thomas P. Turner (Person)
- Kavada (Person)
- Dick Turner (Person)
- Ulysses S. Grant (Person)
- Desi Block (Person)
- Callum PL (Person)
- Jenny Lauer Beckman (Person)
- Marshall Louie (Person)
- Andre Johnson (Person)
- Andy Herman (Person)
- Molly Bach (Person)
- Aaron Oclleity (Person)
- Paulie Striker (Person)
- Major Andrew G. Hamilton (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- Libby Prison (Location)
- Confederacy (Company)
- Union Army (Company)
- Williamsburg, Virginia (Location)
- James River (Location)
- American History Tellers (Company)
- Escape: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jailbreak (Book)
- Abolitionism (Concept)
- Virginia Holocaust Museum (Company)
- Mississippi River (Location)
- American Revolutionary War (Concept)
- Vicksburg (Location)
- Quakers (Company)
- Battle of Chickamauga (Concept)
- Escape from Alcatraz (Concept)
- Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (Concept)
- Vicksburg Campaign (Concept)
- Rio Grande (Location)
- Tobacco Row (Richmond) (Location)
- Cary Street (Richmond) (Location)