Biography & Autobiography

The Great Escape

Name: The Great Escape
Author: Paul Brickhill
ISBN: 9780786198801

by Paul Brickhill, Robert Whitfield

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Synopsis

Riveting, brilliantly paced, this is the true story of a mass breakout from a German POW camp by a group of American internees; a documentary of intricate planning, escape and survival. Basis of the famous 1963 film with Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn, directed by John Sturges.

About the Author, Paul Brickhill

Paul Brickhill was shot down over Tunisia on March 17, 1943. He was captured by the Germans and soon transferred to Luft III, where he joined organization "X" working on the great escape.