The Great Escape: The Untold Story Tapa blanda - 2014

Dundurn Press, 2014. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dundurn, 2014-10-28. Paperback. Very Good.

Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2014. First edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. xv 288, paperback edition

Paperback. Very Good.

Dundurn Group, 2014. Soft cover. New. 226 x 152 mm. 2014 Libris Award Joint Winner, Non-Fiction Book of the Year Globe and Mail Bestseller Toronto Star Bestseller A unique retelling of WWII s most dramatic escape, told through first-hand recollections of the soldiers who experienced it. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named Harry, and dashed from Stalag Luft III, the infamous WWII German POW camp. It became known as The Great Escape. The breakout had taken a year to plan, involved 2,000 POWs, and prompted a massive manhunt across occupied Europe. All but three escapees were recaptured, and on Hitler s orders, fifty were murdered.Bestselling author Ted Barris revisits the story made famous by the 1963 movie. But he recounts this battle of wits and determination through the voices of those involved. Drawing on the experiences of forty years of experience as a journalist, broadcaster, and historian, Barris assembles original interviews,… Leer más

Dundurn, 2014. Trade Paperback. Good.

Toronto, ON: Dundurn, 2014. Soft cover. Near Fine. INSCRIPTION FROM TED BARRIS on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; small bump to bottom inside page edge; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named "Harry," and dashed from Stalag Luft III, the infamous WWII German POW camp. It became known as The Great Escape. The breakout took a year to plan, involved 2000 POWs, and prompted a massive manhunt across occupied Europe. All but three escapers were recaptured; on Hitler's orders fifty were murdered. Author Ted Barris has revisited the story, made famous by the Hollywood movie in 1963. But he has recounted this unique battle of wits and determination through the voices of those involved. He assembled original interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries and personal photos to reconstruction the untold story.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.