A Gallant Company: The True Story of the Man of the Great Escape
- ISBN-10
- 0743475259
- ISBN-13
- 9780743475259
- Category
- Escapes
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-12-01
- Publisher
- Ibooks
- Author
- Jonathan F. Vance
Description
Goes behind the legends to provide a complete account of the March 1944 escape of seventy-nine Allied airmen from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany during World War II, describing the construction of an escape tunnel and their ongoing efforts to outwit their captors. Reprint.
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