26 reactions | Today marks the anniversary of the first ever escape from the Nazi POW camp, Paying honour to their daring feat, revisit THE COLDITZ STORY with this short clip from the special feature documentary... | Vintage Classics | Facebook

Colditz Castle, Nazi Germany. World War II. The remarkable inside story, revealed for the first time by bestselling historian Ben Macintyre, is a tale of the indomitable human spirit, but also one of class conflict, homosexuality, espionage, insanity and farce. Through an astonishing range of material, Macintyre reveals an unforgettable cast of characters, wider than previously seen and hitherto hidden from history, taking in prisoners and captors who were living cheek-by-jowl in a thrilling gam