Broken Sun is partly based on what attempted escape from a POW camp?
Cowra breakout The Cowra breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when at least 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia. It was the largest prison escape of World War II, as well as one of the bloodiest. During the escape and ensuing manhunt, four Australian soldiers and 231 Japanese soldiers were killed. The remaining escapees were captured and imprisoned.
Soldiers and Slaves Soldiers and Slaves: American POWs Trapped by the Nazis' Final Gamble is a 2005 history of World War II by "New York Times" reporter Roger Cohen. It recounts the ordeals suffered by the 550 American prisoners of war shipped into eastern Germany during the winter of 1944–1945.