Escape from Stalag Luft III: The Memoir of Jens Muller
Jens Muller
Feb 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Derek Perkins
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Jens Müller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III in March 1944-the break that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. Müller was no. 43 of the 76 prisoners of war who managed to escape from the camp (now in Zagan, Poland). Together with Per Bergsland he stowed away on a ship to Gothenburg. The escapees sought out the British consulate and were flown from Stockholm to Scotland. From there they were sent by train to London and shortly afterwards to "Little Norway" in Canada. Müller's book about his wartime experiences was first published in Norwegian in 1946, titled Tre kom tilbake (Three Came Back). This translation will correct the impression-set by the film and Charles Bronson-that the men who escaped successfully were American and Australian. In a vivid, informative memoir Müller details what life in the camp was like, how the escapes were planned and executed, and the story of his personal breakout and success reaching the RAF Leuchars base in Scotland.
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Jens Müller was a Norwegian pilot who was shot down by a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 off the Belgian Coast. He was captured as soon as he paddled ashore and sent to Stalag Luft III. After the war he wrote Tre kom tilbake about his experiences. He died in 1999.
A native of the United Kingdom, Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award winner Derek Perkins's audiobook narration skills are augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents. He has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
Asgeir Ueland, born in 1974, is a historian and writer. He was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has written for a number of Norwegian newspapers and journals.
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