A Desperate Attempt to Escape the Rock
by
Ernest B. Lageson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
One of the bloddiest battles in the history of American prisons occurred at Alcatraz in May 1946, when prisoners staged a breakout, obtaining guns from the gun gallery and taking nine guards hostage. The escape attempt was the cumination of months of methodical planning. But, when a last-minute glitch...