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Great Escape
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
The Three That Got Away
Read the remarkable story of the only three (out of the 76 who
originally escaped) who made it all the way to freedom.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
History's Great Escapes
Consider some of the most celebrated jailbreaks of all time,
from Mary, Queen of Scots' flight from Lochleven Castle, to
slave Henry "Box" Brown's "escape-by-mail." (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
A Prisoner's Sketchbook
View drawings of Stalag Luft III's North Compound, including the
"Harry" tunnel used in the escape, that prisoner-artist Ley
Kenyon made before or after the famous getaway. (Flash plug-in
required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Inside Tunnel "Harry"
Learn the measures used at Stalag Luft III to prevent escape and
the inventions created by Allied airmen to overcome them in this
feature that highlights the 300-foot tunnel that 76 men snuck
through during their infamous getaway. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Plus:
Links and Books
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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