Escape from Stalag Luft III: The True Story of My Successful Great Escape (PDF)

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Synopsis
On the night of 24 March 1944, Bram (Bob) Vanderstok was number 18 of 76 men who crawled beyond the barbed wire fence of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film The Great Escape, made this breakout the most famous of the Second World War: this is the true story of one of only three successful escapees. Vanderstok's memoir sets down his wartime adventures before being incarcerated in Stalag Luft III and then in extraordinary detail describes various escape attempts, which culminated with the famous March breakout. After escaping, Vanderstok roamed Europe for weeks, passing through Leipzig, Utrecht, Brussels, Paris, Dijon and Madrid, before making it back to England. He reported to the Air Ministry and three and a half months after escaping, on 30 May 1944, he returned to the British no.91 Squadron. In the following months he flew almost every day to France escorting bombers and knocking down V1 rockets. In August 1944 he finally returned to his home. He learned that his two brothers had been killed in concentration camps after being arrested for resistance work. His father had been tortured and blinded by the Gestapo during interrogation. He had never betrayed his son.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
ISBN-13:
9781784384340
Publisher:
Green Bean Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Main text, Estate of Bram Vanderstok (1983); Foreword, Robert V; Preface, Greenhill Books; Peter Wilkinson maps, Greenhill Books
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:
Debbie Morton
Proofread By:
N/A
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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