The Real Great Escape

In early 1942 the Germans opened a top-security prisoner-of-war camp in occupied Poland for captured Allied airmen. In this book Guy Walters takes a fresh look at this remarkable event and asks the question, what was the true story, not the movie version? This title examines what the escape really achieved, and the nature of the man who led it.

About the author

Guy Walters is the author of several books on the Second World War, including Hunting Evil. A former journalist on The Times, he writes widely on historical topics for the national press. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife, the author Annabel Venning, and their two children.

Summary

In early 1942 the Germans opened a top-security prisoner-of-war camp in occupied Poland for captured Allied airmen. In this book Guy Walters takes a fresh look at this remarkable event and asks the question, what was the true story, not the movie version? This title examines what the escape really achieved, and the nature of the man who led it.

Product details

• Authors: Guy Walters, Walters Guy
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2014
• EAN: 9780553826111
• ISBN: 978-0-553-82611-1
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 37 mm
• Series: Bantam Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); HISTORY / World, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949