Tim Wright Posted 19 June , 2011 Share Posted 19 June , 2011 Just picked up this book at Asda in hardback for £8.00. Pictures look good, story of the breakout from Holzminden POW camp. Anyone read this yet? Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart212 Posted 20 June , 2011 Share Posted 20 June , 2011 I've not seen this one yet, but if it is as good his books First Blitz and The Unknown Soldier it should be be really first class. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 20 June , 2011 Share Posted 20 June , 2011 Just picked up this book at Asda in hardback for £8.00. Pictures look good, story of the breakout from Holzminden POW camp. Anyone read this yet? Tim. No only the original Tunnelers of Holzminden by one who was actually there. Does it add anything new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Johnson Posted 20 June , 2011 Share Posted 20 June , 2011 Apart from The Tunnelers of Holzminden, Beyond the Tumult picked up a lot of the remaining available unpublished information so apart from a few untapped reports in WO161 I am struggling to see what it could add. The price is a hefty discount off the RRP which is odd for a book only recently published, especially if it involved a lot of original research. Please let us know whether it is worth the money or if it is a rewrite. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart212 Posted 23 June , 2011 Share Posted 23 June , 2011 I ordered a copy on amazon yesterday for £4.90, strange that today it is now £6.03 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossjthomas@bigpond.com Posted 16 July , 2011 Share Posted 16 July , 2011 Does anyone have a photo of Captain Harold W. Medlicott, a POW of Holzminden who escaped only to be recaptured? Regards, Ross Thomas rossjthomas@bigpond.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo58 Posted 14 March , 2013 Share Posted 14 March , 2013 Enjoyed this book immensely, my previous reading being only WWII stuff, this was enlightening. I was very surprised to note that persons such as Kommandant Niemeyer were not mentioned in the later reports of 'war crimes' -not that I can see anyway? Such a dramatic contrast between Holzminden and other oflags in this books account and again a dramatic contrast (which I'm guessing reflects the social attitudes) to the manner in which oflags were run in WWII, certainly no 'parole' offered there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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