Pre-Owned The Longest Tunnel: True Story of World War II's Great Escape Tunnel by Alan Burgess (Hardcover), English

Discover the true story behind World War II's Great Escape, a harrowing tale that inspired the classic movie. This compelling book, based on previously unavailable sources, details how seventy-six Allied POWs escaped a high-security German prison camp through a 350-foot tunnel. Author Alan Burgess, a former RAF flyer, masterfully recounts the ingenuity of the flyers and aircrews as they dug tunnels, forged documents, created disguises, and made working compasses from razor blades. The narrative also covers the dramatic postwar manhunt for the Nazis responsible for murdering the escaped flyers, offering a thrilling and fascinating account that surpasses the fictionalized film.