{"product_id":"castle-of-the-eagles-escape-from-mussolinis-colditz","title":"Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz","description":"\u003cp\u003eVincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini’s personal order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin are some of the most senior officers of the Allied army, guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious fascist commando who answers directly to “Il Duce” Mussolini himself. Their unbelievable escape, told by Mark Felton in Castle of the Eagles, is a little-known marvel of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy March 1943, the plan is ready: this extraordinary assemblage of middle-aged POWs has crafted civilian clothes, forged identity papers, gathered rations, and even constructed dummies to place in their beds, all in preparation for the moment they step into the tunnel they have been digging for six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow they got to this point and what happens after is a story that reads like fiction, supported by an eccentric cast of characters, but is nonetheless true to its core.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Felton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041643053225,"sku":"9781250095855","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781250095855.jpg?v=1776921801","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/castle-of-the-eagles-escape-from-mussolinis-colditz","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}