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Escape from Stalag Luft III

The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok

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Escape from Stalag Luft III

By: Bram Vanderstok
Narrated by: John Lee
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On the night of March 24, 1944, Bram 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 was largely based on this autobiography but - with Vanderstok's agreement - filmmakers chose to turn his story into an Australian character named Sedgwick.

His 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 two months after escaping 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.

©1983 Estate of Bram Vanderstok; Foreword copyright 2019 by Robert Vanderstok; Simon Pearson Preface copyright 2019 by Greenhill Books (P)2019 Tantor Europe Great Britain Historical Military Military & War World War II Memoir War Veteran England Air Force

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Why listen to fiction when real lives are more gripping. This book add so much to the film The Great Escape it is worthy of standing on its own.

Captivating listen

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A truly inspiring story. So glad I found this book as it’s one of the best I’ve listened to

Incredible

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A full account of world war II, by an extraordinary individual. This is a piece of history. So interesting to hear an account from a Dutch perspective.

True exciting account of the war

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I'm a new listener to audio so wasn't sure on this type of book at first but really enjoyed the narration, an excellent biography of a real hero

a really good biography

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Fantastic chain of events that are at times almost unbelievable.
The only downside was the narration. It almost sounded like AI because of the robotic and uncharismatic delivery.

Great to hear the real story, pity about the narrator.

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