Colditz Castle, one of the most notorious prisoner of war camps in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up ...
Having served as the legless Battle of Britain hero's batman during three years of captivity - carrying him up and down stairs, cooking his meals and washing his clothes - Ross assumed his former boss ...
It is always pleasing when you are reading a book about far and foreign places and a New Zealander suddenly appears in the narrative. That moment happens near the end of Ben Macintyre’s latest ...
Forged papers used by a British escapee from Colditz to make one of the first "home runs" back to the UK from the notorious German prisoner-of-war camp are being sold along with his medals. The tale ...
Only four POWs had successfully fled the German fortress when English Territorial Army Lieutenant Airey Neave and his Dutch partner Tony Luteyn walked out on January 6, 1942. Neave, born 100 years ago ...
To understand Escape From Colditz, we need a little history jam session. This is an early 70s board game based on an actual escape from the Nazi Germany prison camp Colditz Castle. This is a game that ...
This story is part of the February 11 edition of Good Weekend. See all stories. Ben Macintyre has written more than a dozen books about World War II and the Cold War ...
Forged papers used by a British escapee from Colditz to make one of the first "home runs" back to the UK from the notorious German prisoner-of-war camp are being sold along with his medals. The tale ...
The best known and most notorious PoW camp in history is Colditz, an 18th century castle in eastern Germany. With its imposing walls, steep cliffs, and rigorous policing, it was seen as the ultimate ...
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