{"product_id":"2026100010487-secondhand-great-war-stories-the-colditz-story-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-the-battle-of-the-river-plate-the-dambusters","title":"Great War Stories: The Colditz Story; The Bridge On The River Kwai; The Battle Of The River Plate; The Dambusters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Remainder mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour of the most gripping and enduring accounts to emerge from the Second World War are united in this remarkable omnibus edition, Great War Stories — a collection that brings together P.R. Reid's The Colditz Story, Pierre Boulle's The Bridge on the River Kwai, Dudley Pope's The Battle of the River Plate, and Paul Brickhill's The Dambusters. From the audacious escape attempts within the forbidding walls of Colditz Castle, to the harrowing construction of a railway bridge under Japanese captivity, to the thunderous naval clash in South American waters, and finally to the legendary RAF bouncing-bomb raids that shook the industrial heart of Nazi Germany, this anthology presents four extraordinary chapters of wartime courage and ingenuity.\n\nEach narrative stands as a towering work in its own right — variously blending memoir, reportage, and fiction — yet together they form a panoramic portrait of human endurance under the most extreme conditions imaginable. The authors write with an immediacy and authority that place the reader squarely in the cockpit, the prison yard, and the gun turret, ensuring that the sacrifices and triumphs chronicled here resonate long after the final page. Whether you are a seasoned student of military history or a first-time reader drawn to tales of extraordinary bravery, this collection will leave you asking one urgent question: what would you have done?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736284664027,"sku":"2026100010487-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/11172f74-3f39-4ec1-a038-0b8f34750a2f.png?v=1792122737","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010487-secondhand-great-war-stories-the-colditz-story-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-the-battle-of-the-river-plate-the-dambusters","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}