Book review: True tales of the great escapes

'Jailbreak' is a book of great stories of defiance of authority and dedication to escaping
Book review: True tales of the great escapes

James Durney shows inmates’ ingenuity in breaking free from incarceration.

Sat, 05 Oct, 2024 - 01:00
Diarmuid O'Donovan

  • Jailbreak: Great Irish Republician Escapes, 1865–1983 
  • James Durney 
  • Merrion Press, €18.99

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