Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre

Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

Ben Macintyre

368 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
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But as Macintyre shows, the story of Colditz was about much more than escape. Its population represented a society in miniature, full of heroes and traitors, class conflicts and secret alliances, and the full range of human joy and despair. In Mac...

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informative 83%
adventurous 69%
inspiring 44%
emotional 39%
tense 38%
dark 32%
reflective 28%
hopeful 23%
funny 22%
sad 22%
challenging 18%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%

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medium 74%
fast 17%
slow 9%

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