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In a forbidding Gothic castle on a hilltop in the heart of Nazi Germany an unlikely band of British officers spent the Second World War plotting daring escapes from their German captors Or so the story of Colditz has gone unchallenged for 70 years But that tale contains only part of the truth
The astonishing inside story revealed for the first time by bestselling historian Ben Macintyre is a tale of the indomitable human spirit but also one of class conflict homosexuality espionage insanity and farce Through an astonishing range of material Macintyre reveals a remarkable cast of characters wider than previously seen and hitherto hidden from history taking in prisoners and captors who were living cheekbyjowl in a thrilling game of cat and mouse
From the elitist members of the Colditz Bullingdon Club to Americas oldest paratrooper and least successful secret agent the soldierprisoners of Colditz were courageous and resilient as well as vulnerable and fearful and astonishingly imaginative in their desperate escape attempts Deeply researched and full of incredible human stories this is the definitive book on Colditz
Ben MacIntyre 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022
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