{"product_id":"story-of-a-secret-state","title":"Story Of A Secret State By Karski, Jan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stands  in the absolute first rank of books about the resistance in World War  II. If you wish to read about a man more courageous and honourable than  Jan Karski, I would have no idea who to recommend'' Alan Furst\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   It is 1939. Jan Karski, a brilliant young Polish student, enjoys a  life of parties and pleasure. Then war breaks out and his familiar world  is destroyed. Now he must live under a new identity, in the resistance.  And, in a secret mission that could change the course of the war, he  must risk his own life to try and save those of millions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003e''Insistently  asks the question: What would you do? Would you fight, or acquiesce, or  collaborate? ... Karski was deeply patriotic and ludicrously brave ...  an astonishing testament of survival'' Ben Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003e''Karski''s adventures are worthy of the wildest spy thriller'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e''This eye-witness testimony is imbued with a passion that subsequent memoirs can rarely match'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003e''Deeply moving'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003e''Reads like the screenplay to an incredibly exciting war movie - but it is all true''  Andrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57549985481086,"sku":"NW9780241407387","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241407387.jpg?v=1783133417","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/story-of-a-secret-state","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}