Absolutely riveting! The gentleman inhabitants of Colditz seemed to approach their captivity with a similar attitude as they had towards their boarding school life: they formed cliques, upheld rank, hazed newbies, and made it their priority to undermine their jailers. The stakes were high, as was the misery, but the level or focus and ingenuity they demonstrated trying to escape is unbelievable. Macintyre knows how to bring history to life.