"World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Czechoslovakia." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Underground movements / Czechoslovakia." . "Deutschland." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, German." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, German." . . . "HISTORY / Europe / Western" . . . . . . . "Facing fearful odds : my father's story of captivitiy, escape and resistance, 1940 - 1945" . . "Facing fearful odds : my father's stroy of captivity, escape and resistance 1940-1945"@en . "Facing fearful odds : my father's sotry of captivity, escape and resistance 1940-1945"@en . . "Facing fearful odds my father's story of captivity, escape and resistance, 1940-1945" . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "Facing fearful odds : my father's story of captivitiy, escape and resistance, 1940-1945"@en . . . . "Biographie 1940-1945" . . . . "On 22 May 1940 Alec Jay arrived in Calais with his Battalion, the Queen Victoria Rifles. After four days of intense fighting, he was taken prisoner of war along with those of his colleagues who were not killed. The Calais Garrison was not evacuated. His situation as a POW was exceptionally perilous as he was a Jew. Made to wear distinctive clothing, he was all too aware of the Nazis' determination to eradicate his race. Undeterred he made five escape attempts as well as leading a successful protest strike, one of the few during the War. When he finally escaped, he teamed up with Czech partisan."@en . . "Flucht." . . "Prisoner-of-war escapes Germany." . . "Prisoner-of-war escapes / Germany." . "Weltkrieg (1939-1945)" . . "Widerstand." . . "Jewish soldiers Great Britain." . . "Jewish soldiers / Great Britain." . "Britischer Kriegsgefangener." . .