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To: JennysCool

That's another book, also called The Great Escape. It was a true story, only slightly altered in the movie - the American characters were fictional.

18 posted on 08/31/2006 9:07:42 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)

To: ConorMacNessa

Thanks for the info! I think the movie alteration can be forgiven -- otherwise, we wouldn't have had McQueen!

22 posted on 08/31/2006 9:10:32 PM PDT by JennysCool (Roll out the Canarble Wagon!)

To: ConorMacNessa

yeah but who could forget the grit that hollywood added with those American characters?

The focused resolve of "the cooler king"? The scenes where he just bounced that baseball for months on end to while away the bordom?

Hollywood did well with that. Its film classic

24 posted on 08/31/2006 9:19:52 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)

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