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

4.0

Interesting read about Colditz Castle, a prison for “difficult” prisoners during the Second World War. These were prisoners who defied the Nazis, attempted to escape , or were just generally hard to handle. McIntyre does an excellent job of drawing each character out (on both the Allied and the Nazi side). Most of them attempted, (some many times) to escape, using ingenious and simple methods. I particularly liked the last chapter, where he followed up on what happed to the main characters.