The Great Escape
Popular History Accessible Primary Sources
🇬🇧 British🌍 Multi-Perspective
The mass tunnel breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 — 76 airmen out, 50 murdered by the Gestapo on recapture.
Why Read This Book
Written by a prisoner who worked on the tunnels himself. The escape book every other escape book descends from — far darker than the film.
Events Covered
Where to Buy
ISBN: 978-0393325799
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