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The great escape

documentary heritage
  • Description

    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 extraordinarily daring break-out. Made famous by the Hollywood film of the same name, this book is the original story.

    A Cassell Military paperback--Title page verso. First published by Faber & Faber in 1951.

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  • Other Id

    D805.G3 BRI (Library of Congress Call Number)

    87061 (Cat ID)

    86920 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

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