~ Hardcover
~ New Release - 2022
Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
Journalist Ben Macintyre traces the war's arc from within Colditz's stone walls, where the stakes rose as Hitler's war machine faltered and the men feared liberation would not come soon enough to spare them a grisly fate at the hands of the Nazis . . .
Bringing together the wartime intrigue of his acclaimed Operation Mincemeat and keen psychological portraits of his bestselling true-life spy stories, Macintyre uses Prisoners of the Castle to breathe new life into one of the greatest war stories ever told.
“Macintyre details the famous escapes, but, just as importantly, gives a vivid picture of everyday life in what became Germany’s most elite prison.” -- Air Mail