The Great Escape

The Great Escape

by Anton Gill (Author)

Synopsis

Stalag Luft III was a specially built German prison camp designed to hold the most determined escapers - officers and men from the RAF. Their spectacularly daring escape plan was on an awe-inspiring scale: 650 prisoners working for an entire year to build the longest and most sophisticated tunnel under a POW camp. The tragic end, with 50 captured prisoners shot in cold blood on Hitler's personal orders, led to its own war crimes prosecution and executions. The last surviving escapers, along with the original executioners have been tracked down and dramatically tell the full story in this volume.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 25 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 0755310373
ISBN 13: 9780755310371

Author Bio
Anton Gill read English at Cambridge University and became a full-time writer in 1984. His books on contemporary history include a study of Berlin between the wars and a history of the German resistance to Hitler