{"product_id":"from-the-ashes-of-amiens-paperback","title":"From the Ashes of Amiens - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJana Petken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJana Petken, the multi-award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\"The German Half-Bloods,\"\u003c\/i\u003e presents her new standalone novel, \u003ci\u003e\"From the Ashes of Amiens.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In war, good men are not always good, and the bad ones are sometimes heroes.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanuary 1944-a senior member of the French Resistance betrays his comrades to the Abwehr and Gestapo, but who? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin hours, the Germans arrest hundreds of suspected resistance fighters and incarcerate them in the infamous Amiens prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a Resistance spy inside the prison informs his leaders, Dominique Ponchardier and Boniface Monier, of German plans to conduct mass executions within weeks, they are helpless to respond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a last-ditch effort to free their Résistants awaiting death or deportation to labour camps, they turn to the British for help. Only a Royal Air Force strike can knock down the prison's walls and free the inmates before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill the British agree to the audacious request? Will a bomb attack kill more prisoners than it will save? Which squadron could carry out such a low-level precision bombing raid? As the RAF and MI6 debate these questions, the Germans are executing prisoners by firing squad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A suspenseful, compelling story of forbidden love and courage in the face of insurmountable odds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Jana Petken brings an incredibly emotional, big screen feel to this heartbreaking WWII story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 642\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735564783679,"sku":"9798451876855","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e3dbf56d1fdf2ee309c4ce4eb214b8ab.webp?v=1765143923","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/from-the-ashes-of-amiens-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}