{"product_id":"a-ray-of-light-russell-phillips-9780995513303","title":"A Ray of Light: Reinhard Heydrich, Lidice, and the North Staffordshire Miners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArnold Bennett Prize finalist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow North Staffordshire miners saved a Czech village during WWII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLidice was a peaceful and vibrant community in Czechoslovakia with a rich mining heritage. But an act of Nazi revenge saw this village wiped from existence in a horrifying chapter of European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisaster struck for Lidice in 1942 when the prominent Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated. Described by Hitler as \"the man with an iron heart\", Heydrich was one of the key architects of the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis death, after an attack by members of the Czech resistance, left Hitler furious and desperate for vengeance. Looking for a scapegoat to blame for Heydrich's death, he settled on the village of Lidice, which had been falsely linked to the assassination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a brutal act which shocked the world, Lidice was completely destroyed. The men were shot while the women and children were rounded up and sent to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHitler was determined that by the time he had finished, no one would even remember Lidice, let alone live there. What he hadn't reckoned on was the efforts of a group of campaigners in Britain, who resolved to make sure Lidice would never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Ray of Light\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of Lidice's downfall and what happened next. Would the village simply be allowed to become a footnote in history, or would it rise from the ashes and forge a new future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a compelling testament to the power of friendship and solidarity, and how empathy and compassion can help rebuild the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0995513309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995513303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shilka Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Russell Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927202463999,"sku":"9780995513303","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a2d672fc-87e2-45ba-b686-2ea823e16262.jpg?v=1681087451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-ray-of-light-russell-phillips-9780995513303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}