Escape from Colditz

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 11 p.m.

b'Bestselling author and historian\\xa0Ben\\xa0Macintyre\\xa0joins us to discuss one of the most infamous German prisoner of war camps of the Second World War. In conversation with Rob Attar he describes some of the most ingenious escape attempts from the hilltop castle, but also reveals how the prisoner experience encompassed boredom, racism and class conflict.\\xa0\\n(Ad)\\xa0Ben\\xa0Macintyre\\xa0is the author of\\xa0Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle\\xa0(Peguin Books, 2022). Buy it now from Waterstones:\\xa0https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histipad&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fcolditz%2Fben-macintyre%2F2928377088279\\n\\xa0\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'