{"product_id":"playing-chess-with-the-devil","title":"Playing Chess with the Devil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe true stories of heroic individuals who saved countless civilians from being killed by the Nazis and the Japanese during the second world war. Translated from Chinese and based on extensive interviews and research, it combines the drama of the resistance to fascism with a passionate plea for mankind to learn from the mistakes of the past. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 308 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10 April 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: ACA Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning Europe and Asia, \u003cem\u003ePlaying Chess with the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e is the true story of the remarkable people who risked their lives to protect countless civilians from the Nazis and the Japanese during the second world war. Among these heroic individuals were a German military governor, a Chinese housewife, a Danish sailor, an American missionary and two China-based German businessmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an updated and extended version of Zhang Yawen’s award-winning 2002 novel \u003cem\u003eA Chinese Woman at Gestapo Gunpoint\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been adapted for the small screen and broadcast in a primetime national TV slot in China. In 2015, the book was selected by Chinese President Xi Jinping as a gift for King Philippe of Belgium. Based on extensive interviews and research, Zhang not only presents the dramatic events surrounding the resistance to fascism, but also delivers a passionate plea for mankind to learn from the mistakes of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 330g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 141 x 215 x 20 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781910760307\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zhang Yawen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098993455354,"sku":"9781910760307","price":14.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/28aced78160e2e81efd2ad61dd534f87.jpg?v=1627014573","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/playing-chess-with-the-devil","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}