Colditz: Myth and Reality

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Matt Stanford

Based on the book ‘Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle’ by Ben Macintyre.
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This unit prepares pupils to write a short summary on ‘How does Ben Macintyre complicate the ‘myth of Colditz’?’

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Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle

Ben Macintyre

In Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, bestselling historian Ben Macintyre takes us inside the walls of the most infamous prison in history to meet the real men behind the legends. Heroes and bullies, lovers and spies, captors and prisoners living cheek-by-jowl for years in a thrilling game of cat and mouse - and all determined to escape by any means necessary.

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KS3 - History - Colditz: Myth and Reality

Matt Stanford

In this recording introducing the History unit ‘Colditz: Myth and Reality’. Matt walks through the resources and the research for this curriculum project.

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