{"product_id":"9781911748229","title":"Salt in Our Wounds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on Jack Harvey’s own wartime experiences, this new edition of a 1953 classic features a contextual introduction from IWM, which sheds new light on the true events that so inspired its author. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1944, and merchant oil tanker the Richard travels unaccompanied from Melbourne, Australia, to Abadan, Iran. With little warning, the ship is torpedoed by a Japanese U-boat, with the crew forced to abandon ship within minutes. What follows is a desperate fight for survival, as 38 men struggle into the final remaining lifeboat. Cast adrift over a thousand miles from land with little food, no water and at the mercy of the elements, the men must battle not with their country’s opponents, but with each other, with the conditions – and ultimately with themselves.\u003cbr\u003e Based on Jack Harvey’s own wartime experiences, this new edition of a 1953 classic features a contextual introduction from IWM, which sheds new light on the true events that so inspired its author.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":60378383122718,"sku":"9781911748229","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9781911748229","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}