The Great Escape - Rilegato

Brickhill, Paul

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0304362387 ISBN 13: 9780304362387

Casa editrice: Orion, 2001

Riassunto

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...

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

The famous story of mass escape from a WWII German PoW camp that inspired the classic film.

L'autore:

Paul Brickhill was directly involved with the escape from Stalag Luft III, although he was one of the prisoners left behind. This and his other famous book Reach for the Sky are his best known works.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0304362387
• ISBN 13: 9780304362387
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288