{"product_id":"weirdest-war-two-extraordinary-tales-and-unbelievable-facts-from-the-second-world-war-9798201285210","title":"Weirdest War Two: Extraordinary Tales and Unbelievable Facts from the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas Britain's Thermopylae really fought over a tennis court? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat happened in Canada during the invasion of Winnipeg? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow did the Night Witches terrify and torment the Axis?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas Hitler actually sent to spy on the Nazis by the army?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho was the schoolgirl who helped win the Battle of Britain?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruth, they say, is the first casualty of war. You will have to decide how many such casualties occur in this book, the third in the \u003cem\u003eWeird War\u003c\/em\u003e series. Amber rooms worth a fortune, the spear that pierced Christ's side, deadly female snipers and Lucille Ball's spooky teeth, it's all here for the discerning buff of 1939-45.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's official Nazi propaganda dreamed up by Josef Goebbel's Ministry of Enlightenment or the 'scuttlebutt' of the US navy; tall stories from the officers' mess or attempts to escape from the grim reality of total war, the Second World War provides a fascinating glimpse into the mindset and ingenuity of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave we now exhausted our supply of weirdness? With new information coming to light all the time from the classified archives in the corridors of power, we wouldn't bet on it!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blkdog Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862322843922,"sku":"9798201285210","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1d26327-2993-46de-9906-32016d3ea534.jpg?v=1737619856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/weirdest-war-two-extraordinary-tales-and-unbelievable-facts-from-the-second-world-war-9798201285210","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}