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Original Title:	The Great Escape
ISBN:	0304356875 (ISBN13: 9780304356874)
Edition Language:	English

The Great Escape

Paul Brickhill

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 4.25 | 7728 Users | 373 Reviews

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Title	:	The Great Escape
Author	:	Paul Brickhill
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	New Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	November 2000 by Cassell Military (first published 1950)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. War. World War II. Military Fiction. Historical. Military. Military History

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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 under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan...

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Ratings: 4.25 From 7728 Users | 373 Reviews

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The movie based on this book is surprisingly accurate, I must say. Sure it skews the timeline, simplifies the characters and gives the Americans the glory they, unfortunately, were denied, but still, it's quite good.Oh, the review of this book. In just over two hundred pages, Brickhill manages to tell both an engaging, quick paced tale of escape and to also linger for a decent bit on the people who moved the tale forward, on the ways they planned and schemed, how they made compasses and forged

Written by one of the men who assisted in what is known as the Great Escape, Paul Brickhill's book on the experiences of WWII POWs is tense and at times exhilarating. The detail of the escapes from German prison camps is full of descriptive information that should satisfy the curious. His determination to ferret out the stories of escapees after they left the camps would do any journalist proud. In The Great Escape you feel as if you've received about as full of an account of this famous event

This book was really interesting. There were times when it could have been written better, and I found it hard to figure out who was who at the beginning, but it got better later. The story was well told, and it was a cool one at that. Although it was less about characters and more about plot, I was still sad when (view spoiler)[ the escapees were shot, especially Bushell (hide spoiler)]. The drawings helped me understand well, although the way it was written gave me a good image in my head. I

I picked this book up at a yard sale a few years ago and thought "Wow I didn't even know there was a book" I'd always seen the movie and just assumed there was no book about the true event. I've always liked the movie since I saw it when I was about ten I think but as soon as I picked this book up and started reading I knew I was going to like it much better and was not mistaken. I still think the movie is great but this book tells the story of the prisoners at Stalag Luft III so much better as

Executive Summary: The rare case where I probably like the movie better than the book. It's a fascinating tale, but I found parts of it rather slow. 3.5 Stars.Audiobook: Robert Whitfield does a good job with this. Nonfiction can be a challenge, because if the subject matter isn't very good, an audio book can sound more like a lecture. Even during the parts of this book I found slow, I felt that Mr. Whitfield did a good job. Full Review I've been on a bit of a "classic" movie kick the last year

Its difficult to believe that its not a work of fiction. The book explains in great detail the painstaking efforts taken by the POWs to escape from Stalag Luft-III. Don't expect Steve McQueen motorcycle chases and James Garner style flybys. Hollywood changed the story to make it more flamboyant in the 60's film version of the book. But the real story is here, excellently written by Paul Brickhill who himself was a prisoner at the camp. You almost wish all the POWs could have escaped. The book

This is the basis for the fabulously wonderful movie of the same name starring Steve McQueen.n The movie is an all-time family favorite and a true story so having seen it many times, I wasn't sure the book could bring enough additional information to keep me interested which, of course, was not a issue at all. Filled with numerous additional details, I truly enjoyed discovering more depth and details about the bravery and ingenuity of the characters that I have come to love through the years.