The Traitor of Colditz: The Definitive Untold Account of Colditz Castle: 'Truly revelatory' Damien Lewis

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Author: Macintyre, Ben

In Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre takes us inside the walls of the most infamous prison in history to meet the real men behind the legends. A fascinating read' Sunday Telegraph'Brilliant . 'A master at setting the pulse racing' Daily Mail'A fine feat of storytelling . Drawing on unseen National Archives records, this book reveals the betrayal, espionage, and backstabbing within the ranks of the officers imprisoned in Colditz during WW2. An amazing story, one I hadn't heard too much about' Dan Snow IT IS THE DEPTHS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. You may have heard about the prisoners and their daring and desperate attempts to escape, but that's only part of the real story. Britain's hopes are pinned on two of the war's unlikeliest heroes - a Jewish Glaswegian dentist and an East End black-marketeer in a story which ranges from Auschwitz to the Cabarets of Berlin. Some books MAY have a red or black dot or line on the edge of the page by the spine. The Germans like to boast that there is 'no escape' from the infamous fortress that is Colditz.

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