{"product_id":"collecting-colditz-and-its-secrets-9781904943082","title":"Collecting Colditz and Its Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003eForty years of research has resulted in this exceptional photographic history of life within the Sonderlager of Colditz castle  the famous prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War Two  which housed such illustrious names as Douglas Bader  Lorne Welch and Jack Best.  Michael Booker has amassed a wealth of information on the subject  from talking to ex-prisoners of war  as well as the German commandant Prawitt and the head of security Captain Eggers. He relates stories of British  Polish  and French prisoners  and their many and varied attempts to escape. In addition he has amassed a large and priceless collection of artifacts and memorabilia from the castle  some of which never seen before  many of them reproduced throughout this book.  Personal recollections abound  and characters such as Pat Reid  Dick Howe and Sir Rupert Barry offer their insight into the activities at the camp  shaping the impression of life there.  As we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Colditz  this book stands as a testament to those who were incarcerated there and is a valuable reference on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930154860597,"sku":"ByrdShop_190494308X","price":247.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781904943082.jpg?v=1794206374","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/collecting-colditz-and-its-secrets-9781904943082","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}