The Great Escape

Author: Paul Brickhill

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General Fields

  • : $27.99 NZD
  • : 9780304356874
  • : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
  • : Cassell military
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  • : 0.232
  • : 01 June 2012
  • : 199mm X 134mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 27.99
  • : 01 September 2012
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  • : Paul Brickhill
  • : AUG04
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  • : English
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  • : 288
  • : 7 maps, line drawings
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Barcode 9780304356874
9780304356874

Description

The famous story of escape from a German POW camp.

One of the most famous true stories from the last war, this tells how more than 600 men in a German prisoner of war camp achieved an extraordinary break-out, following a year of digging tunnels, faking passports, forging weapons and tailoring uniforms and clothing to wear after the escape.

Promotion info

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