Prisoners of the Castle

Book cover of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A master at setting the pulse racing' Daily Mail
'A fine feat of storytelling . . . will surely become the last word on the subject' Telegraph
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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SAS: ROGUE HEROES

Colditz Castle: a forbidding Gothic tower on a hill…

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4 authors picked Prisoners of the Castle as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Larry Enmon

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I've always been a sucker for escape stories. This one ranks right up there with The Great Escape.

During World II, Colditz Castle in Germany housed the unruliest group of Allied officers in the country. If you were so bad or escaped too many times from other POW camps, you went to Colditz. This made for a prisoner population of the most interesting characters in the world.

I love interesting characters because wherever they are and whatever they're doing, it always makes for a good story. I also love books that show the depths of the human spirit and…

From Larry's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Celia Haddon

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I read Ben Macintyre’s book about the SAS which was terrific. I knew several former SAS blokes. During my life, I have met two people who were imprisoned in Colditz. One of them spent a lot of time knitting sweaters for escapers, because his nanny had taught him how to knit!

He is an excellent writer, and I was interested in his take on Colditz.

From Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Jo A. Hiestand

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I’ve been intrigued with Colditz Castle, the German castle used to house WWII Allied prisoners, ever since watching the movie Escape From Colditz. Ben Macintyre’s book adds history to the basics of the movie, and makes it a living, breathing place.

The book reads like a thriller or spy novel more than a plain history. He populates the pages with many of the real prisoners and the German staff, giving them personalities and lives. Through this, the reader empathizes with many of the men and is drawn into the prisoner’s escape attempts and those among the group who secretly turn…

From Jo's 3 favorite reads in 2023.

Locked In Locked Out: Surviving a Brainstem Stroke

By Shawn Jennings,

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Can there be life after a brainstem stroke?

After Dr. Shawn Jennings, a busy family physician, suffered a brainstem stroke on May 13, 1999, he woke from a coma locked inside his body, aware and alert but unable to communicate or move. Once he regained limited movement in his left arm, he began typing his story, using one hand and a lot of patience.

With unexpected humour and tender honesty, Shawn shares his experiences in his struggle for recovery and acceptance of his life after the stroke. He affirms that even without achieving a full recovery life is still worth…

Locked In Locked Out: Surviving a Brainstem Stroke

By Shawn Jennings,

What is this book about?

Can there be life after a brainstem stroke?

After Dr. Shawn Jennings, a busy family physician, suffered a brainstem stroke on May 13, 1999, he woke from a coma locked inside his body, aware and alert but unable to communicate or move. Once he regained limited movement in his left arm, he began typing his story, using one hand and a lot of patience.

With unexpected humour and tender honesty, Shawn shares his experiences in his struggle for recovery and acceptance of his life after the stroke. He affirms that even without achieving a full recovery life is still worth…

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Dean Jobb

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Few names can send a chill down the spine quite like Colditz. The clifftop castle near Leipzig housed the most troublesome and incorrigible Allied officers the Germans captured during World War Two.

While the stone bastion looked escape-proof, getting out became a challenge and an obsession for the men locked inside. Ben Macintyre, the prolific and bestselling author of real-life thrillers on espionage and wartime covert operations, works his magic and brings fresh insights to the saga of this infamous POW camp.

His formidable storytelling skills, coupled with an eye for drama and colorful characters, make this the definitive account…

From Dean's 3 favorite reads in 2023.