A Gaelic Great Escape - WW2 Unforgotten Stories
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This is the story of how three plucky Scottish soldiers from Argyll escaped German-occupied France using their wits and knowledge of Scottish Gaelic. Rob Layden and Rod Mackenzie from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum tell Alistair Macdonald, James Wilson and William Kemp’s daring story. WW2 Unforgotten Stories reveals some of the Second World War’s lesser-known stories. Through the personal testimony of the heroes themselves, their descendants, experts and related organisations, these are the shocking people and events that shaped a generation and whose impact lives on today.