The Resource The great escape : the untold story, Ted Barris
The great escape : the untold story, Ted Barris
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- Summary
- 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, memoirs, letters, diaries, and personal photos to reconstruct the Great Escape's untold story. Joint Winner of the Libris Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2014 Globe and Mail Bestseller Toronto Star Bestseller
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 288 pages
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers, [2013]
- Isbn
- 9781459728448
- Label
- The great escape : the untold story
- Title
- The great escape
- Title remainder
- the untold story
- Statement of responsibility
- Ted Barris
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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, memoirs, letters, diaries, and personal photos to reconstruct the Great Escape's untold story. Joint Winner of the Libris Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2014 Globe and Mail Bestseller Toronto Star Bestseller
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barris, Ted
- Dewey number
- 940.54/72430922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Stalag Luft III
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- World War, 1939-1945
- Label
- The great escape : the untold story, Ted Barris
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers, [2013]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 288 pages
- Isbn
- 9781459728448
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)874726196
- ocn874726196
- OCoLC
- Label
- The great escape : the untold story, Ted Barris
- Note
- Originally published: Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers, [2013]
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 288 pages
- Isbn
- 9781459728448
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)874726196
- ocn874726196
- OCoLC
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