The Great Escape

The Great Escape

by Paul Brickhill (Faber & Faber, 1951)

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Brickhill’s eyewitness description of the infamous tunnel break from German POW camp Stalag Luft III — enshrined still further by the film of 1963 — remains a sincere and clearly written record, and a lasting testament to its protagonists’ spirit, ingenuity and sheer perseverance.

 

 

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