The Great Escaper
The Life and Death of Roger Bushell
$36.37
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2014
Summary
Roger Bushell was ‘Big X’, mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, immortalised in the Hollywood film The Great Escape.
Very little was known about Bushell until 2011, when his family donated his private papers - a treasure trove of letters, photographs and diaries - to the Imperial War Museum. Through exclusive access to this material, as well as fascinating new research from other sources, Simon Pearson, Chief Night Editor of The Times, has now w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444760668 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444760661 |
| Author: | Simon Pearson |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two |
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This gripping biography… Pearson has done uncommonly well in this, his first book, to unearth so much. - Sunday Times - Max Hastings
Told with wonderful relish by Simon Pearson, who has undoubtedly produced the definitive biography of Bushell. - Daily Express ‘The Great Escaper is a compelling narrative, one which paints a convincing picture of a true war hero.’ - The Times - Allan MallinsonPearson’s biography of Roger Bushell is as gripping as it is informative and wonderful. - Huffington PostThis gripping biography… Pearson has done uncommonly well in this, his first book, to unearth so much. - Sunday Times - Max HastingsTold with wonderful relish by Simon Pearson, who has undoubtedly produced the definitive biography of Bushell. - Daily Express ‘The Great Escaper is a compelling narrative, one which paints a convincing picture of a true war hero.’ - The Times - Allan MallinsonPearson’s biography of Roger Bushell is as gripping as it is informative and wonderful. - Huffington PostAbout The Author
Simon Pearson
Roger Bushell was the man at the centre of the Great Escape, the mass breakout of allied prisoners of war from Stalag Luft III in 1944, immortalised in Paul Brickhill’s book and the film starring Richard Attenborough.
Simon Pearson is Chief Night Editor of The Times. His journalistic career has taken him from regional newspapers in England, through Hong Kong, China, Australia and the United States, to senior positions in Fleet Street. He has worked for the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Times and The Times, which he first joined in 1986. His interest in military history was stimulated by his father, who served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He lives with his wife, Fiona, who also works for The Times, and their three sons, in south London.
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