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Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 1916 – 23 April 1991) was an Australian writer, whose World War II books were turned into popular movies.

He was born in Melbourne, Victoria and educated at North Sydney Boys High School. Afterwards, Brickhill worked as a journalist.

During the war he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Under the Empire Air Training Scheme, Brickhill undertook advanced training as a fighter pilot in Canada and the United Kingdom, before being assigned to No. 92 Squadron RAF, a Spitfire unit with the Desert Air Force. In 1943, Brickhill was shot down over Tunisia and became a prisoner of war.

While imprisoned at Stalag Luft III, in Germany, Brickhill was involved in work towards the "Great Escape". He did not take part in tunnelling or the escape itself, due to claustrophobia.

After the war, Brickhill wrote the first major account of the escape in The Great Escape (1950), bringing the incident to a wide public attention. He went on to write two other best-selling war books: The Dam Busters, the story of Operation Chastise and the destruction of dams in the Ruhr valley by No. 617 Squadron RAF, and Reach for the Sky, the story of Battle of Britain ace Douglas Bader.

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Total Books: 80
Escape or Die
2021 - Escape or Die (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781800324800
ISBN-10: 1800324804
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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The Dam Busters
2017 - The Dam Busters [Pan 70th Anniversary] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781509860067
ISBN-10: 1509860061
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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La gran evasion
2014 - La Gran Evasion [The Great Escape - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788494175480
ISBN-10: 8494175483
Genre: Nonfiction
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The Great Escape
2010 - The Great Escape [Large Print] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780753156889
ISBN-10: 0753156881
Genre: History
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Read a Great War Movie
2005 - Read a Great War Movie (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781898800552
ISBN-10: 1898800553
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Escape or Die  True Stories of Heroic Escapes
2003 - Escape or Die True Stories of Heroic Escapes (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780304365388
ISBN-10: 0304365386
Genre: History
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Escape or Die True Stories of Heroic Escapes
2003 - Escape or Die True Stories of Heroic Escapes (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781407214641
ISBN-10: 1407214640
Genre: History
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Reach for the Sky The Story of Douglas Bader Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain
2001 - Reach for the Sky the Story of Douglas Bader Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain [Bluejacket Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781557502223
ISBN-10: 1557502226
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Reach for the Sky
2000 - Reach for the Sky (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780304356744
ISBN-10: 0304356743
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Reach for the Sky Story of Douglas Bader DSO DFC
1994 - Reach for the Sky Story of Douglas Bader Dso Dfc (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780706610475
ISBN-10: 0706610474
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Reach for the Sky The Story of Douglas Bader DSO DFC
1991 - Reach for the Sky the Story of Douglas Bader Dso Dfc [Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9780745158075
ISBN-10: 0745158072
Genre: History
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Great World War II Air Stories
1985 - Great World War II Air Stories (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780706423174
ISBN-10: 0706423178
Genre: History
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The Dam Busters
1983 - The Dam Busters [Revised Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780330454650
ISBN-10: 033045465X
Genre: History
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Great World War II Air Stories Enemy Coast Ahead / The Last Enemy / Reach For The Sky
Reach for the Sky The Story of Douglas Bader Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain
1978 - Reach for the Sky the Story of Douglas Bader Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780553118223
ISBN-10: 0553118226
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Great War Stories The Colditz Story / The Bridge on the River Kwai / The Battle of the River Plate / The Dambusters
Escape or Die Authentic Stories of the RAF Escaping Society
1977 - Escape or Die Authentic Stories of the Raf Escaping Society (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780330020985
ISBN-10: 0330020986
Genre: History
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Three Great Air Stories Reach for the Sky / Skymen / The Man in the Hot Seat
Escape to Danger
1946 - Escape to Danger (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780571003808
ISBN-10: 057100380X
Genre: History
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Great Escape
Great Escape (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780449016916
ISBN-10: 0449016919
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