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The Burton Agnes Disaster

Paperback • 2014 • English

The Burton Agnes Disaster

By Richard M Jones

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About the book

The Forgotten Wartime Rail Tragedy Which Killed Twelve Innocent Men. In the early hours of an autumn day in 1947, a truck laden with German prisoners-of-war and their English guards approached a level crossing in a sleepy Yorkshire village. At the same moment, an express train was thundering towards the crossing. For some inexplicable reason, with the train just yards away, the soldier behind the wheel of the truck did not stop. Instead he pressed the accelerator pedal… The scene was set for a t...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
Society and culture: general
Warfare and defence

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ISBN

9781861511966

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Burton Agnes Disaster

Format

Paperback

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