The Great Escape

De: Paul Brickhill

Narrado por: Robert Whitfield

It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. It demanded the concentrated devotion and vigilance of more than six hundred men for every hour, every day, and every night for more than a year. With only their bare hands and crude homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored German clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the Germans who tenaciously prowled the compounds. And against all odds, they pulled off a daring mass escape from a German POW camp.©1978 Paul Brickhill (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The timing, cadence, vocal quality, and even melody of Whitfield's reading add to the suspense." ( AudioFile)

The film used this book as its basis

You can see so many of the incidents in the book dramatized on the big screen, but this is the real story. The film missed this filthy nature of these men who had insufficient food for much of the time they were POWs. Brickhill has done 3 classics of the WWII genre. This, the Dam Busters, and Reach for the Sky. He was in the RAF and at Stalag Luft III. I don't completely trust the book as history because of his personal involvement. However, it's still a gripping story. It goes by so quickly. Very enjoyable and one of the better stories in the escape genre. You don't get behind the escapers as much as those personal memiors or Reed's Coldtiz Story, but still jolly good.....

It Was a Great Escape!

Since my long and thoughtful review just went into cyberspace, I will just say that I am in awe of the resourcefulness of people when they have to be resourceful. I wish this escape had been more successful, but it did serve a purpose, and it makes for very interesting and inspiring reading. I long for the day that man's inhumanity to man is a relic of the past, but until then, there will be wars that need to be escaped from, to put it badly. I enjoyed this book in spite of it being about war because of my admiration for these men. Bravo for your brave attempts even though met with limited success.

VERY GOOD BOOK.

If you could sum up The Great Escape in three words, what would they be?

IF-ONLY-THE- MEASUREMENTS-WERE-RIGHT!

What other book might you compare The Great Escape to and why?

A FICTIONAL BOOK. INTENSITY. ONLY BECAUSE BOTH WERE VERY VERY TENSE.

What about Robert Whitfield’s performance did you like?

HE DID A GREAT JOB!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES AND I DID.

Any additional comments?

HISTORY COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THEY HAD THE CORRECT MEASUREMENTS TO THE WOODS.....IF ONLY!

great story, but I rarely give 5 stars

thoroughly enjoyable and relatively easy to follow on audio. much better and more accurate than the movie.

great book!

Many have seen the film, but as always the book is better.
The detail these men had to take in drawing the document e nuts to appear like bad typing!
Hiding all the soil and finding wood, creating so many items they require I read actually made them inv e notes!
It truly not only saved many of their lives, but saved all their sanity giving them hope and something to work toward!