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The great escape

Title:

The great escape

Author:

Brickhill, Paul.

ISBN:

9780304356874

9781407214658

Personal Author:

Brickhill, Paul.

Publication Information:

London : Cassell & Co., 2000.

Physical Description:

xiii, 264 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 20 cm

Series:

Cassell military paperbacks.

Abstract:

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 extraordinarily daring break-out. Made famous by the Hollywood film of the same name, this book is the original story.

Personal Subject:

Brickhill, Paul.

Corporate Subject:

Stalag Luft III.

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.

Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland -- Żagań.

Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Żagań -- Biography.

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The famous story of mass escape from a WWII German PoW camp that inspired the classic film.

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...