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The Great Escape

The Great Escape

by Paul Brickhill
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About this book

One of the most famous true stories from the last war, The GREAT ESCAPE tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner-of-war camp worked together to achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan...

Book Details

ISBN13 9780304356874
ISBN10 0304356875
Series/Work OL3241392W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Cassell Military
Language EN-GB
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

American Personal narratives Biography British Personal narratives English Personal narratives Escapes German Prisoners and prisons Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Large type books Personal narratives, British Personal narratives, English Prisoner-of-war escapes Prisoners and prisons, German Prisoners of war Prisonniers de guerre Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands Prisons Stalag Luft III World War, 1939-1945 World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, german

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