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    Zero Night | War History

    A Hollywood portrayal of ‘Operation Olympian’ – a daring escape from a German camp

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    Apr 27, 2015 Ian Harvey

    One of the most daring prison escapes of the Second World War is now going to be turned into a Hollywood movie. The stars of…

    WWII’s most daring escape

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    Nov 10, 2014 Ian Harvey
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    Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two’s Most Daring Great Escape is a new book written by author Mark Felton that tells the…

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