{"product_id":"five-young-men-in-a-nicholas-o-williams-9781035886241","title":"Five Young Men in a Van","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a true story of youthful exuberance overcoming adversity and achieving great things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine five young 19-year-old military cadets embarking on a 4,000-mile road trip across Europe and Asia Minor to Iran, having only recently qualified to drive. This dramatic and often hilarious tale illustrates how fortitude can overcome the dangerous mix of overconfidence, ineptness and high spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the very different political world of the mid-1960s, this book follows the successes and mishaps of the five as they struggle to reach Iran's notorious \"Valley of the Assassins\" high in the hazardous Elburz Mountains and explore the infamous \"Eagle's Nest\" Fortress at Alamut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas O. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035886243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035886241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Macauley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.20d","brand":"Nicholas O. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520409547007,"sku":"9781035886241","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8300aa4f-d434-4aa9-b401-67d71fd17bef.jpg?v=1778742254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-young-men-in-a-nicholas-o-williams-9781035886241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}