The Confidence Men - How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History (Paperback, Main)

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 seances 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.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2021
Authors:	Margalit Fox
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	352
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-78816-272-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Hoaxes & deceptions Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > General
LSN:	1-78816-272-2
Barcode:	9781788162722

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