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Colditz : The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes by Henry Chancellor (2002, Hardcover)

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Breathtaking and mesmerizing, Colditz: The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes is a gripping tale of perseverance, heroism, and adventure. Filled with the thrilling never-before-told personal stories of the prisoners of war held within it's walls -- who made it their personal duty and obsession to escape -- Colditz offers endlessly intriguing stories of consummate survivors who proved the human spirit to be indomitable. During World War II Colditz, a medieval fortress, served as the only high-security camp in Germany. Its massive walls contained every persistent escapee, troublemaker, and valuable hostage captured by the Germans. Guards and prisoners were almost equal in number, and Colditz -- which boasted such prison-break deterrents as walls up to twelve feet thick, battlements of solid rock, and a 150-foot drop from the castle to the valley below -- was considered escape proof. But the prisoners -- many of whom were high-ranking military officers -- were determined to accomplish the impossible and pooled their collective talents to create the greatest escape academy of the war. Three hundred officers attempted to escape and thirty achieved what they considered to be the home run, journeying all the way back to their native country. In Colditz, Henry Chancellor breaks new ground by offering the prisoners' own stories of the great escapes. Using more than fifty original interviews, the English, French, Dutch, and Polish officers and their guards describe in their own words their experiences in the notorious castle. They reveal their boredom and frustrations, as well as the challenges inherent in making maps out of jelly or constructing tunnels with mere cutlery knives. The stories are by turns comic and tragic as much of their labor and invention ended in failure, but what emerges is a story of breathtaking ingenuity and daring, and an intriguing portrait of the fascinating game of wits between captives and captors, who were bound together by mutual respect and extraordinary tolerance.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060012528
ISBN-13
9780060012526
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1978799

Product Key Features

Book Title
Colditz : the Untold Story of World War Ii's Great Escapes
Author
Henry Chancellor
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / General, General, Historical
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
D805.G3c44 2002
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-276322
Dewey Decimal
940.5/472/43/0922
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by knittingtravell...Aug 24, 2021
COLDITZ
this is the true story of "bad boys" that the Germans couldn't keep in POW camps as they were always escaping.so sent them to COLDITZ castle. I have read a paper back copy so many times that it has been worn out hence the purchase of this one. I think anyone who wants to know about the escapees and how the Germans were kept on alert would enjoy this book and read it again
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