Out of Colditz: My Father the POW and the Nazi Who Controlled His Fate
David Lascelles, Yorkshire
Jan 2027 · Sold by St. Martin's Press
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The astonishing true story of the high-profile hostages in Colditz Castle and the Nazi general who spared their lives, from David Lascelles, the son of one of the prisoners, George, Earl of Harewood
The nephew of the King. The son of the Viceroy of India. Churchill's nephew. Held captive at the notorious Colditz prisoner of war camp, they were the Prominente: scions of the British establishment, and pawns in the hands of Nazi leaders.
As a German defeat loomed, the SS head of the POW camps Gottlob Berger made a pivotal decision: he would disobey direct orders and spare their lives. "Please remember what I have done for you when the war ends," he asked. This Nazi overseer, who would later be convicted of war crimes, held their future in his hands.
Eighty years later, David Lascelles—who would never have been born if his father had been executed—retraces the Prominentes' extraordinary journey and wonders who Gottlob Berger was and what motivated his fateful decision: compassion? Remorse? Or self-interest?
The nephew of the King. The son of the Viceroy of India. Churchill's nephew. Held captive at the notorious Colditz prisoner of war camp, they were the Prominente: scions of the British establishment, and pawns in the hands of Nazi leaders.
As a German defeat loomed, the SS head of the POW camps Gottlob Berger made a pivotal decision: he would disobey direct orders and spare their lives. "Please remember what I have done for you when the war ends," he asked. This Nazi overseer, who would later be convicted of war crimes, held their future in his hands.
Eighty years later, David Lascelles—who would never have been born if his father had been executed—retraces the Prominentes' extraordinary journey and wonders who Gottlob Berger was and what motivated his fateful decision: compassion? Remorse? Or self-interest?
The astonishing true story of the high-profile hostages in Colditz Castle and the Nazi general who spared their lives, from David Lascelles, the son of one of the prisoners, George, Earl of Harewood
The nephew of the King. The son of the Viceroy of India. Churchill's nephew. Held captive at the ...
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DAVID LASCELLES is a BAFTA-winning film and TV producer. He is the 8th Earl of Harewood and is a trustee of Harewood House Trust, which looks after Harewood House and its gardens for the public benefit. Harewood has been at the forefront of the movement in the UK to be more open about addressing its colonial past and its involvement with the transatlantic slave trade. He is Honorary President of Leeds United FC, a patron of the Leeds West Indian Centre and a founding member of Heirs of Slavery. Out of Colditz is his second book.
DAVID LASCELLES is a BAFTA-winning film and TV producer. He is the 8th Earl of Harewood and is a trustee of Harewood House Trust, which looks after Harewood House and its gardens for the public benefit. Harewood has been at the forefront of the movement in the UK to be more open about addressing ...
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