- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (31 Jan 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747505896
- ISBN-13: 978-0747505891
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.4 x 3.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 656,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A carefully researched account of how 76 British and American officers escaped from Stalag Luft III. Known as the Great Escape, this is one of the best-known escape stories of World War II. Only three escapees reached freedom and over 50 were executed on Hitler's orders.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Best Book On the Great Escape I've Read Yet.
8 Dec 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I learned about "The Great Escape" the way a lot of people did, I think: I watched the movie. While it's an entertaining film and one of my favorite WW II movies, when I discovered the events were true I knew I had to find out more. First I read Paul Brickhill's book on which the film is based and came away even more satisfied. Along the way I read "The Wooden Horse," which tells of ANOTHER escape attempt that happened at about the same time as the one depicted in Brickhill's book and the film.
While these offered a myriad of details regarding the escape itself and the events leading up to it, "The Longest Tunnel" instead concentrates more on the days after the breakout, the Gestapo reaction, the horrifying aftermath, and finally the search for justice as those who murdered The Fifty are hunted down. This is what drew me to this book, and now my sojurn into this fascinating chapter of WW II history is complete. If you can find this book, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
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Comprehensive War Time Account
20 Jun 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Reviews each aspect of the escape thoroughly from The Big X to the Compasss Makers. Also the descrbing of essential characters to the escape is superb! Burgess writes the book in such a way you almost become the character, feeling his pain and excitement. Joy and sadness. The Longest Tunnel is the best!
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The true story of "The Great Escape"
17 Jun 1997
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ever see a movie that was great and then find out it was based on real events? I remember "The Great Escape" as one of those movies when I was a kid. So when I found "The Longest Tunnel" I had to buy it to see which parts I remembered about the movie really happened. In addition to the engineering effort in building the tunnel, this book is a great background reference on the POW's and their captors. Surprisingly, the events portrayed in the movie were fairly accurate. (Not the Steve McQueen bit with the motorcycle, though). Drawn from interviews of the survivors, camp and official military records, we get to see the follow up story of what happened after hostilities ended. Dedicated to the fifty who were murdered for their daring escape attempt, the story continues with the Allied forces investigative efforts to track down those responsible. The now famous defense of "just following orders" did not protect those in the chain of command
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