Adventures and Escapes

A collection of 13 excerpts from books falling into the broad heading of ‘adventures and escapes'.1. The Wooden Horse Escape, Eric Williams, from [b:The Wooden Horse 684708 The Wooden Horse Eric Williams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347840798l/684708.SY75.jpg 2456708], in which 3 men escape from a German POW camp. 4/5.2. Robin and the Leopard, Jim Corbett, from [b:Man-Eaters of Kumaon 475245 Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks) Jim Corbett https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1360389882l/475245.SY75.jpg 463487], a story about Robin, the Leopard hunting dog. 4/5.3. The End of the Voyage, John Caldwell, from [b:Desperate Voyage 641457 Desperate Voyage John Caldwell https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348474137l/641457.SY75.jpg 627647], a story of shipwreck survival. 3/5.4. A Parachute Landing in the Gascony, Anne-Marie Walters, from [b:Moondrop to Gascony 6964325 Moondrop to Gascony Anne-Marie Walters https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328766578l/6964325.SY75.jpg 7202388], the tale of a young woman parachuting into France to assist the resistance. 4/5.5. Among Wild Beasts, Felice Benuzzi, from [b:No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb 1121565 No Picnic on Mount Kenya A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb Felice Benuzzi https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387704331l/1121565.SX50.jpg 1108649], a group of Italian POWs escape from the camp to climb Mt Kenya. 4/56. A Monster of the Deep, Thor Heyerdal, from [b:Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft 1375256 The Kon-Tiki Expedition Thor Heyerdahl https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327347625l/1375256.SY75.jpg 1127127], Thor and his crew meet with a whale shark on the balsa raft journey. 4/5.7. The Intelligence of Elephants, by JH Williams, from [b:Elephant Bill 1575943 Elephant Bill J.H. Williams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347415921l/1575943.SX50.jpg 1568680], a bit of general elephant tricks and tips. 4/58. Beginners luck - more JH Williams from the same book, this one about a hunt. 4/5.9. Buffalo Baiting, Ursula Graham Bower, from [b:Naga Path 17673315 Naga Path Ursula Graham Bowers https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1364169442l/17673315.SY75.jpg 24673189], story from the Naga province of India. 3/5.10. A Forest Fire - more Ursula Graham Bower from the same book, about an out of control fire. 3/5.11. The Submarine Pick-up, F Spencer Chapman, from [b:The Jungle is Neutral 1140735 The Jungle Is Neutral (Classics of World War II The Secret War) F. Spencer Chapman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1610028050l/1140735.SX50.jpg 410171], about the rendezvous with a submarine to escape from Malaya. 4/5.12. A Narrow Escape, Julian Duguid, from [b:Tiger-Men 26680827 TIGER-MEN Julian Duguid https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444644827l/26680827.SY75.jpg 46711330], about a tiger hunt in South America. 3/5.13. Tragedy of Mlanje, Laurens van der Post, from [b:Venture to the Interior 406617 Venture to the Interior Laurens van der Post https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328790905l/406617.SY75.jpg 2079741], about a river crossing in bad weather. 4/5.Interesting selection of excerpts, not sure why the editor needed two from two authors, surely they could have found some additional contributors.Pretty solidly 4/5 with a few stories a little less, but 4/5 overall fits best.