The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners Of War Engineered The Most Remarkable Escape In History by Margalit Fox

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. This 2021 Profile Books Hardback is in good condition. No DJ. Front board has mark top right.

ISBN: 9781782835608 SKU: 1571579 This image is of the actual book.

Location: War