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The Diggers of Colditz
- The Classic Australian POW Story about Escape from the Inescapable
- Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous "escape-proof" wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any means necessary.
In this riveting account - by turns humorous, heartfelt, and tragic - historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from the point of view of the prisoners themselves, tell the story of the 20 Australians who made this castle their "home", and the plans they made that were so crazy that some even achieved the seemingly impossible - escape!
"A stirring testimony of mateship.... We are often on tenterhooks, always impressed by their determination, industry and courage." (Australian Book Review)
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- Andrew Barclay
- 11-12-23
A different viewpoint, the same thrill
I still get such a thrill listening to stories of how allied airmen got one over on their captors, in so many different ways. The ingenious tricks and traps and distractions and plans make for such interesting listening and hearing from the Australians who were kept in Colditz brought a great additional side to the story beyond “The Colditz Story”.
Very much recommend this audiobook!
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- Paul
- 07-11-22
Good book.
Good book. Well written and enthusiastically narrated. Nice to hear an Australian perspective of which I had never heard before.
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- nugget
- 08-08-19
Amazing
I love finding out about other points of view of what occurred in coldtiz. As well as finding out more about the POWs and the events that occurred there. This book provided this and more. I absolutely loved it
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