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Great Escape: Experts dig into World War II's most daring and technically ingenious prison break.
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The Three That Got Away
The Three That Got Away Of the 76 POWs who broke out of Stalag Luft III, only three made it all the way to freedom.

History's Great Escapes 
History's Great Escapes Review 10 celebrated getaways, from Elizabethan to modern times.

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A Prisoner's Sketchbook
A Prisoner's Sketchbook POW Ley Kenyon made an extraordinary series of drawings both before and after the escape.

Inside Tunnel "Harry" 
Inside Tunnel "Harry" See how the Allied POWs jerry-built their escape passage right under their captors' noses.


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