The Real Great Escape

From the author of Hunting Evil comes the story of the most famous prison break in history. In 1942 the Germans built a 'break-out-proof' POW to house serial escapee prisoners. Little did they know that they were putting 250 of the most talented escape artists under one roof. The result was a brilliantly masterminded plan to smuggle hundreds of prisoners from under the noses of the German prison guards. This incredibly complex plan involved multiple tunnels, hundreds of forged documents, as well as specially made German uniforms and civilian clothing. The escape was so intricately planned that surely nothing could go wronga Guy Walters tells this exhilarating tale with unprecedented detail and insight. With access to never before seen information this will be the definitive study on this great historical moment.