During World War II, inside Germanys supposedly escapeproof Colditz Castle, Allied prisoners of war embarked on one of the most remarkable engineering projects known. They built a two man glider called Colditz Cock under the guidance of British officers Bill Goldfinch and Jack Best. Working in a secret attic workshop for nearly a year, they fashioned wing spars from floorboards, ribs from bed slats, and sealing paste from boiled millet breakfast porridge. In April 1945, as they prepared for esca

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Hop on the train to Norwich and discover the forgotten secrets of the Gloucester shipwreck at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. On 6 May 1682, a warship carrying the future King of England and Scotland ran aground in heavy seas off the coast of Great Yarmouth. Within an hour the vessel sank, causing many lives to be lost, and for over 300 years, the wreck and its contents lay buried on the seabed. Now, this major exhibition explores the ship’s dramatic discovery, and gives the public the chan

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960 reactions · 59 shares | Venture inside the walls of the most infamous prison in history and meet the men determined to escape. Read Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle, the phenomenal new book from bestselling author Ben Macintyre. | Penguin Books | Facebook