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The true story of one of the most heroic feats of World War II...the daring prison camp breakout that inspired the classic film *The Great Escape*. Stalag Luft III was one of the Germans' "escape-proof" prison camps, specially built by Hermann Göring to hold Allied troops. But on March 24, 1944, in a courageous attempt by two hundred prisoners to break out through a series of tunnels, seventy-six Allied officers managed to evade capture -- and create havoc behind enemy lines in the months before the Normandy Invasion. This is the incredible story of these brave men who broke free from the supposedly impenetrable barbed wire and watchtowers of Stalag Luft III -- and who played an important role in Allied intelligence operations within occupied Europe. The prisoners developed an intricate espionage network, relaying details of military deployment, bombings, and raids. Some of them were involved in other daring escape attempts, including the famous Wooden Horse episode, also turned into a classic film, and the little-known Sachsenhausen breakout, engineered by five Great Escapers sent to die in the notorious concentration camp on Hitler's personal orders. Tragically, fifty of those in

Author

Tim Carroll, Tim Carroll

Publisher

Mainstream Publishing

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781840189049

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.84 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14