The Great Escape
by Paul Brickhill
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Author: Paul BrickhillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08
ISBN: 0393325792
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A Tribute to Honor, Ingenuity and Determination
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Brickhill's novel "The Great Escape" is absorbing reading about British and American POW's efforts to escape from the camps of their German captors. What is significant about this book is the ingenuity and tactics employed by the prisoners in their numerous escape attempts. Most people are familiar with the film of the same name, but this book goes into much greater depth and detail. What I found most interesting about the book was how the Allies were able to bribe the German guards into obtaining essentials they needed for their escape and aftermath. The German guards' fear of retribution from their own superiors helped advance the Allies' efforts. This is a very good book and makes for good reading. Paul Brickhill's dedication is "for the fifty" who paid the ultimate price of which there is no greater honor.
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