Paul reviewed Traitor of Colditz by Robert Verkaik
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3 stars
I broadly enjoyed this book, and finished it in 2 days. The author provides insight into what happened with a small number of agents and double agents, and the story was gripping for the most part. The main problem though is that this title refers to a traitor in Colditz, which makes you think that the story will mainly be about the notorious castle prison. However, there’s very little time spent there, probably because the traitor is exposed quite quickly by the other POWs. There’s a lot of chapters about other characters as well, and I’m wondering if the author wrote the book and then the publisher decided that ‘The Traitor of Colditz’ sounded good and ran with that as the title (from what I’ve heard from other authors, they don’t always get a say in the title or the cover art).
This is definitely worth a read if you’re …
I broadly enjoyed this book, and finished it in 2 days. The author provides insight into what happened with a small number of agents and double agents, and the story was gripping for the most part. The main problem though is that this title refers to a traitor in Colditz, which makes you think that the story will mainly be about the notorious castle prison. However, there’s very little time spent there, probably because the traitor is exposed quite quickly by the other POWs. There’s a lot of chapters about other characters as well, and I’m wondering if the author wrote the book and then the publisher decided that ‘The Traitor of Colditz’ sounded good and ran with that as the title (from what I’ve heard from other authors, they don’t always get a say in the title or the cover art).
This is definitely worth a read if you’re interested in WW2, but if you’re expecting a book about Colditz you might be disappointed.