The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland

In the bitter spring of 1915, a young Canadian soldier finds himself amid the shattered trees of Polygon Wood, where the echo of artillery turns the forest into a living battlefield. He and his comrades of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry endure relentless shelling, the threat of gas, and the camaraderie that steadies them through the chaos. Through his sharp eye, the reader sees the stark contrast between the quiet moments of brief reprieve and the sudden, violent eruptions that define the front.

Captured during a fierce stand on May eighth, he is thrust into a world of makeshift prisons, interrogations, and the bewildering routines of German camps. Drawing on an uncanny memory and a kept diary, he records the daily hardships, the strange kindnesses of Red Cross workers, and the subtle plans that begin to form among the prisoners. His narrative captures the tension of hope flickering beneath the grim reality of captivity, setting the stage for a daring attempt at freedom.