In early 1942 the Third Reich opened a maximum security Prisoner Of
War camp in Lower Silesia for captured Allied airmen. Called Stalag
Luft III, the camp soon came to contain some of the most inventive
escapers ever known. The escapers were led by Squadron Leader Roger
Bushell, code-named 'Big X'. In March 1944, Bushell masterminded an
attempt to smuggle hundreds of POWs down a tunnel build right under
the notes of their guards. In fact, only 79 Allied airmen clambered
into the tunnel and only three made successful escapes. This
remarkable escape would be immortalised in the famous Hollywood
film THE GREAT ESCAPE, in which the bravery of the men was rightly
celebrated. Behind the scenes photographs from the film are
included in this definitive pictorial work on the most famous POW
camp of World War II.
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