{"product_id":"colditz-prisoners-of-the-castle","title":"Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master at setting the pulse racing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else'\u003c\/b\u003e John Preston\u003cbr\u003e _____________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE MOST INFAMOUS PRISON IN HISTORY -- FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eSAS: ROGUE HEROES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTHE SPY AND THE TRAITOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The astonishing inside story, revealed for the first time in this new book by bestselling historian Ben Macintyre, is a tale of the indomitable human spirit, but also one of snobbery, class conflict, homosexuality, bullying, espionage, boredom, insanity and farce. With access to an astonishing range of material, Macintyre reveals a remarkable cast of characters of multiple nationalities hitherto hidden from history, with captors and prisoners living for years cheek-by-jowl in a thrilling game of cat and mouse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the elitist members of the Colditz Bullingdon Club to America's oldest paratrooper and least successful secret agent, the soldier-prisoners 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.\u003cbr\u003e _____________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The best true spy story I have ever read'\u003c\/b\u003e John le Carré on \u003ci\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Impeccably researched, superbly told'\u003c\/b\u003e Antony Beevor on \u003ci\u003eSAS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This book is classic Ben Macintyre . . . quirky human details enliven every page'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eAgent Sonya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ben-macintyre-books\"\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books, Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241408537\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47909772558513,"sku":"SB-0241408539-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241408539.jpg?v=1789678580","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/colditz-prisoners-of-the-castle","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}