Description
| Product ID: | 9781788162722 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Confidence Men |
| Subtitle: | How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History |
| Authors: | Author: Margalit Fox |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | True war and combat stories, True war & combat stories, First World War, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Prisoners of war, Mysticism, magic and occult interests, First World War, Hoaxes & deceptions, Prisoners of war, Mysticism, magic & ritual, Ottoman Empire |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time. Imprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during the First World War, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, cunningly join forces. To stave off boredom, Jones makes a handmade Ouija board and holds fake séances for fellow prisoners. One day, an Ottoman official approaches him with a query: could Jones contact the spirits to find a vast treasure rumoured to be buried nearby? Jones, a lawyer, and Hill, a magician, use the Ouija board - and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception-to build a trap for their captors that will lead them to freedom.The Confidence Men is a nonfiction thriller featuring strategy, mortal danger and even high farce - and chronicles a profound but unlikely friendship. |
| Imprint Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-02 |
