$24.34
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2001
Summary
The Great Escape: A True Story of Courage and Ingenuity
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304356874 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0304356875 |
| Series: | W&N Military |
| Author: | Paul Brickhill |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2001 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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A tense, thrilling, fabulous tale– PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER
One of the great true stories of the war, and one of the great escape narratives of all time * SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE *A tense, thrilling, fabulous tale * PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER *
About The Author
Paul Brickhill
Paul Brickhill was directly involved with the escape from Stalag Luft III, although he was one of the prisoners left behind. This and his other famous book Reach for the Sky are his best known works.
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