The great escaper
Subtitle: the life and death of Roger Bushell : love, betrayal, Big X and the great escape
By: Simon Pearson
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9781444760637; 9781444760651; 9781444760644
Subjects: Prisoners of war; Biography; World War, 1939-1945; German Prisoners and prisons
Other titles: Life and death of Roger Bushell
Description: Roger Bushell was 'Big X', mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, immortalised in the Hollywood film The Great Escape. Very little was known about Bushell until 2011, when his family donated his private papers - a treasure trove of letters, photographs and diaries - to the Imperial War Museum. Through exclusive access to this material - as well as fascinating new research from other sources - Simon Pearson has now written the first biography of this iconic figure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-423) and index.