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The Latter Days at Colditz
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Categories: History, Military
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George's review
- By George on 04-11-16
Summary
In 'The Colditz Story', Pat Reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable German POW camp of the Second World War, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from Colditz. But Reid’s own break-out was by no means the last. In this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in April 1945. Here are the tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity every bit as mesmerising as the original.
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- Mark
- 07-04-13
A must read
As with the original book by Pat Reid, "The Colditz Story", this title tells the story of allied POWs in the latter years of World War 2, focusing rightly on the various attempts to escape by British, French, Polish and Danish POWs from Colditz Castle.
In my opinion, "The Colditz Story" and "The Latter Days at Colditz" comprise one of the most remarkable true stories ever told. It would be difficult to credit some of the escapades of the prisoners as reality, so bizarre and outlandish are they. But these books are masterpieces of suspense, adrenalin-pumping action, and factual data which would hold any would-be escaper in good stead today.
As a fan of the books, I was eager to see how well they translated to audiobook, and I was not disappointed. Terrence's reading is adroit, punctual and maintains the pace of the book extremely well. It's about the next best thing you can have to a TV documentary and in many ways is better, as it is not abridged and the facts aren't confused by the editing process (not once do you have to shout "but that wasn't him, it was so-and-so" at a reading of the source document.
Overall, I couldn't exaggerate this audiobook's listen-ability. If you are an amateur WW2 historian or simply interested in a good tale, download this now.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-08-20
Such an inspiring group of men.
A well written story of ordinary men acting in extraordinary circumstances. Recommend it to all.
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- Dean Magee
- 06-04-20
Very Enjoyable.
Very enjoyable book if you enjoyed Pat's First book then you will like this one.
It is not about his own escape but about the escapes and attempted escapes of other inmates at Colditz he goes into great detail and it is very interesting indeed.
The narrator does a good job although sometimes when portraying the German characters the voices he does are a little annoying.
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- R. Fowler
- 29-12-11
The sequel is better
The writing style of the this second book is much better than the first. It flows better and is more enjoyable. Interestingly the author had escaped at the end of the first book which maybe the reason for this. The narration is also better. You will need to read the first book to understand what is going on but this is still one of the most remarkable and often amusing stories of world war two.
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- Doug D. Eigsti
- 19-11-14
.....Die Gedanken Sind Frei.....
In this follow-up book to THE COLDITZ STORY Paul Reid goes beyond his personal involvement and relates many of the other fascinating escape attempts that took place in Colditz castle as WWII played out. This book is every bit as interesting and exciting as the first one.
Of great interest to me is the detailed account of the formidable project of constructing a glider as an escape vehicle in a prison especially chosen to discourage escape. I am a fan of the old made for 1971 TV movie “The Escape of the Birdmen” starring Doug MacClure (Alternate titles: “Colditz: Escape of the Birdmen,” “The Birdmen,” and “Operation Braindrain – Codename Chessboard.”) That movie is set in Colditz and seems a lot like Hogan’s Heroes or Stalag 17. But even though the story is told in an engaging light-hearted fashion the true spirit is that they can imprison your body but they can’t hold your mind captive. Well this book is much the same as that movie in that is is an inspiring fun account of the effort men will put out to get free.
Terrence Hardiman is a fine narrator, handling multiple character voices in expert fashion.
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- amy
- 13-10-14
GRIPPING STORY read by FANTASTIC narrator!!
What did you love best about The Latter Days at Colditz?
Everything. The incredible true stories of the brave POW in Colditz and their unconquerable humor...and the narrators awesome ability to bring it all to life!
Who was your favorite character and why?
all of them
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- Joe G.
- 14-07-11
Odd for an Amrerican
The British author continues to use odd analogies that have no meaning or relevance to American life. This makes for difficulty understanding the emotional parts of the story. What could have been a great threaded story becomes a transcript of uninteresting events.