Escape from Colditz
by P. R. Reid
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A British officer relates his activities in and eventual escape from Colditz Castle, one of the best guarded German prisoner-of-war camps.Tags
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I actually bought this in high school during the popular run of "Hogan's Heroes." I probably thought it would be a madcap account of highjinks in POW camps! It isn't, but it is a serious and engrossing account of ingenuity and determination in the face of overwhelming odds.
I loved this book as a kid in the 8th or 9th grade. It spurned me on to read a whole summer of "escape" books. I haven't looked into it since, but as I remember it is filled with real drama, ingenuity, courage.
Written by one who was there this is is the story of escape from he "unescapable" POW camp at Colditz. I have read this more than once and still find it surprising for the peristence and courage of the participants. five stars
Two classic escape stories - the Colditz Story and Men of Colditz
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- Canonical title*
- Colditz '40-'45
- Original title
- Colditz: The two classic escape stories in one volume: 'The Colditz Story' and 'The latter days'; Escape From Colditz : The Two Classic Escape Stories- The Colditz Story and Men of Colditz
- Alternate titles
- Colditz; the two classic escape stories in one volume: The Colditz story, and the latter days
- Original publication date
- 1962
- People/Characters
- Hans Larive; Ronald Littledale; Patrick Robert Reid; William L. Stephens; Howard Wardle
- Important places
- Colditz, Saxony, Germany
- Important events
- Escape from Colditz
- Related movies
- The Colditz Story (1955 | IMDb); Colditz (1972 | IMDb); Colditz (2005 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- To my wife, Janey
- First words
- It was June 5, 1940.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)All this and more might one day form a second volume to the saga of the Fortress Prison.
- Disambiguation notice
- This is an omnibus of "The Colditz Story" and "The Latter Days at Colditz". It should never be combined with "Colditz: The Full Story" which is a separate work.
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- Dutch, English, French, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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- ASINs
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