Paul Brickhill Books in Order

Paul Brickhill is a renowned Australian author and war correspondent, known for his gripping accounts of World War II. Born in Melbourne, he began his career as a newspaper reporter for the Sydney Sun in 1939, but his life took a dramatic turn when war was declared. Brickhill flew missions against the Germans for the Royal Australian Air Force, only to be shot down in 1943. Imprisoned in Silesia's Luft Stalag III, he and his fellow prisoners hatched a daring escape plan that became the basis for his iconic novel, The Great Escape. After the war, Brickhill transitioned to writing, publishing his first book, Escape to Danger, in 1946, followed by The Dam Busters, a critically acclaimed account of the 617 Squadron's pinpoint bombing raids, and Escape or Die, a collection of POW stories in 1952.