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  2. Paul Brickhill - Wikipedia

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    Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 1916 – 23 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Reach for the Sky. Early life

  3. The Great Escape (book) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Escape is a 1950 book by Australian writer Paul Brickhill (1916–1991), that provides an insider's account of the March 1944 mass escape from the Nazi German Luftwaffe (Air Force) prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III for British and Commonwealth enemy airmen.

  4. The Great Escape (radio serial) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Escape is a 1954 Australian radio serial by Morris West based on the novel by Paul Brickhill produced by Gordon Grimsdale. Grimsdale and West also did radio adaptations of Brickhill's books The Dam Busters and Reach for the Sky. [2] [3] The three were all recorded in Sydney, where West had moved following the end of his first marriage ...

  5. The Great Escape (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Escape continues to receive acclaim from modern critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 53 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "With its impeccably slow-building story and a cast for the ages, The Great Escape is an all-time action classic." [63]

  6. The Dam Busters (book) - Wikipedia

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    The Dam Busters is a 1951 non-fiction book by Paul Brickhill about Royal Air Force 617 Squadron originally commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson V.C. during World War II.The squadron became known as the "Dam Busters" because of Operation Chastise, a mission using highly specialised bombs to destroy Ruhr dams in Germany.

  7. The Dam Busters (radio serial) - Wikipedia

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    The Dam Busters is a 1954 Australian radio serial written by Morris West and produced by Gordon Grimsdale. [1]It was based on the book The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill.West and Grimsdale also did radio adaptations of Brickhill's books The Great Escape and Reach for the Sky.

  8. James Clavell - Wikipedia

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    Clavell also wrote such screenplays as those for The Fly (1958), based on the short story by George Langelaan, and The Great Escape (1963), based on the personal account of Paul Brickhill. He directed the popular 1967 film To Sir, with Love, for which he also wrote the script.

  9. Stalag Luft III - Wikipedia

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    For The Great Escape, Brickhill's English editors changed the name to be formatted as "Stalag Luft III". The influence of The Great Escape on popular culture has resulted in the camp's name continuing to be formatted as "Stalag Luft III". [90] Eric Williams was a navigator on a downed bomber who was held at Stalag Luft III.

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