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  • The Great Escape: The Untold Story

  • By: Ted Barris
  • Narrated by: Ted Barris
  • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Summary

A unique retelling of WWII’s most dramatic escape, told through first-hand recollections of the airmen who experienced it.

On the night of March 24, 1944, 80 Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 336-foot-long tunnel and slipped into the forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German POW compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known as "The Great Escape"; an intricate breakout more than a year in the making, involving as many as 2,000 POWs working with extraordinary coordination, intelligence, and daring. Yet within a few days, all but three of the escapees were recaptured. Subsequently, 50 were murdered, cremated, and buried in a remote corner of the prison camp.

But most don’t know the real story behind The Great Escape. Now Ted Barris writes of the key players in the escape attempt, those who got away, those who didn’t, and their families at home.

Barris marshals groundbreaking research into a compelling firsthand account. For the first time, The Great Escape retells one of the most astonishing episodes in WWII directly through the eyes of those who experienced it.
©2013 Ted Barris (P)2020 Ted Barris
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  • Categories: History
Eastern Germany Military War Eastern Europe Prisoners of War Air Force
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I never tire of our history.. the endurance

the hell pain and hunger our soldiers went through always touches my heart.. how these men kept there humour and sanity is beyond amazing makes me proud.. God bless them

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A poor story

Told from a very odd American/Canadian perspective twisted to suit the authors purpose. Don’t waste your money on this clap trap.

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