The great escape from Stalag Luft III : the memoir of Jens Müller /

The great escape from Stalag Luft III : the memoir of Jens Müller /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Müller, Jens (Prisoner of war), author.
Uniform title:	Tre kom tilbake. English
Edition:	First English-language edition.
Imprint:	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Greenhill Books ; Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2019]
Description:	xxii, 145 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Müller, Jens -- (Prisoner of war). Stalag Luft III Stalag Luft III. World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German. Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Poland -- Żagań. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Norwegian. Prisoner-of-war escapes. Poland -- Żagań Personal narratives -- Norwegian.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11867095

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ISBN:	9781784384302 1784384305
Notes:	Translated from the Norwegian.
Summary:	Jens Mulller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III (now in Żagań, Poland) in March 1944--the break that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. Together with Per Bergsland another Norwegian POW he stowed away on a ship to Gothenburg, Sweden. The escapees sought out the British consulate and were flown from Stockholm to Scotland. From there they were sent by train to London and shortly afterwards to 'Little Norway' in Canada. Müller's book about his wartime experiences was first published in Norwegian in 1946 titled Tre kom Tilbake (Three Came Back). This new edition is the first translation into English and will correct the impression--set by the film--that the men who escaped successfully were American and Australian. In a vivid informative memoir he details what life in the camp was like, how the escapes were planned and executed and tells the story of his personal breakout and success reaching RAF Leuchars in Scotland.

Table of Contents:

Maps
Foreword
Introduction
Shot Down!
The Rubber Dinghy
Prisoner
In Camp
The Last Days
Stettin
Epilogue