The Colditz Hostages: Hitler's VIP Pawns

by Michael Alexander, Giles Romily, Michael Alexander

Giles Romilly and Michael Alexander were amongst a select group of prisoners of war who were segregated from the other prisoners and were labelled the Prominente. The authors recount their varied experiences in captivity. Romilly, a journalist covering the Norway Campaign, was captured at Narvik in April 1940. Alexander was taken in August 1942 when engaged in a raid behind the German lines in North Africa. In due course, because of their family connections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526735717
• ISBN13: 9781526735713
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"