Los prisioneros de Colditz

In an imposing Gothic hilltop castle in the heart of Nazi Germany, a motley crew of officers spent World War II plotting daring escapes against their Nazi captors. Or at least that is the official version that has been told about Colditz, something that has not been questioned for more than 70 years. However, the true story turns out to be even more surprising.In his new book, Ben Macintyre reveals an amazing story of the indomitable human spirit, but also of snobbery, class conflict, bullying, espionage, boredom, madness, and farce. With access to a staggering array of material, Macintyre reveals to us a remarkable and diverse cast of characters of multiple nationalities, hitherto lost in the quicksands of history, with captors and prisoners living for years at the game of cat and devil. mouse.From the elite members of Colditz's Bullingdon Club to the American paratrooper recognized as his country's least successful secret agent, Colditz's prisoner-soldiers were brave and resilient, but also vulnerable and fearful, and amazingly imaginative in their desperate escape attempts. . Thoroughly researched and filled with incredible human stories, this is the definitive book on Colditz Castle.