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The Confidence Men
The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History | Margalit Fox
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"Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors"--
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Found my copy, @Caroline2!!! It was not where I thought I'd left it. Double stacking books can be a curse sometimes. 🙄🙄🙄 It's in a prime position now.

We could make it a part of #NonFictionNovember.

Matteogeorge I double stack quantum mechanic books 5mo
julesG @Matteogeorge I double stack most books. I don't think I have any on quantum mechanics, but I have a shelf with (physical) chemistry books. 5mo
Caroline2 Whey!!! 😁 👏 let‘s hope it‘s good…!! 5mo
Caroline2 Yes! Non-fiction November works for me! 👍 5mo
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Ms. Fox artfully combines a fascinating story with relevant historical and scientific background. If I didn‘t know that these 2 British POWs really did con their way out of a Turkish prison with the unwitting but wholehearted help of the warden and his staff. Some episodes had me laughing out loud! Think Mel Brooks meets The Sting. A wonderfully entertaining read.

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