Paul Brickhill
Birth date: December 20, 1916
Died: April 23, 1991
Paul Brickhill's Books
The account of the British and American escape from the German POW camps. Funny, incredible, and moving, it’s well done, and the description of the operation they had going is amazing. [July 2011]
There is something about the movie The Great Escape. It's more than just Steve McQueen and James Gardner. More than the fact that as you watch the movie, you go, "Look, it's James Coburn. Look, it's Charles Bronson! Look, it's David McCallum! Look, it's Hudson! Look, it's Attenborough. No, the other...
Inspirational WWII PilotMy Mum bought me this book when I was about 12 or 13. I still have it on my bookshelves, and the sight of where she cut off the corner of the paper cover, where the price had been, with her pinking shears, brings back fond memories.As for the book: it is the inspirational tru...