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  Colditz: The Full Story (Pan Military Classics) (Paperback) By (author) P. R. Reid

  

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  Short Description for ColditzFrom the Pan Military Classics Series comes the definitive account of life in the famous fortress Colditz Castle.
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  • Publisher: Pan Books
  • Published: 21 August 2009
  • Format: Paperback 368 pages
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  • Categories: True War & Combat Stories | Prisoners Of War | European History | Military History | Second World War
  • ISBN 13: 9780330509992 ISBN 10: 0330509993
  • Sales rank: 96,265

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• In "Colditz: The Full Story", Major Pat Reid brings together the many dramatic discoveries resulting from research that has covered the five continents. From all walks of life, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, German and Polish prisoners - as well as those from the British Commonwealth and USA - were incarcerated in suffocating intimacy for five years in an alien and hostile land. Under these conditions, they proved that men could live together and that loyalty and generosity could thrive, transcending the natural prejudices of race, creed, language and intellectual diversity. There were more than 300 escape attempts at Colditz and in this fascinating portrayal, Reid vividly describes this unique period in Second World War history. Furthermore, he reveals the code systems between the War Office and Colditz; shows how he obtained information on Germany's secret weapons; and, investigates the existence of traitors and the situation of non-collaborators in the castle. This is a true story, which nonetheless possesses the mythical qualities that cause a legend to live forever.