{"product_id":"under-an-english-heaven-donald-e-westlake-9781909269811","title":"Under an English Heaven: The Remarkable True Story of the 1969 British Invasion of Anguilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn early 1969, word reached London that the little Caribbean island of Anguilla had become a hotbed of rebellion and a haven for gangsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch flagrant disregard for the rule of law in one of Britain's last remaining overseas outposts could not be allowed to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer Majesty's government acted decisively, despatching a force of three hundred paratroopers and commandos backed by warships, helicopters and fifty of the Metropolitan Police's finest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their mission soon descended into farce. On arrival, the troops were welcomed by several bemused islanders, many reporters from around the world, and a handful of entirely indifferent goats. But absolutely no resistance whatsoever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere, asked Downing Street, are the gangsters? What had happened to the violent insurgency? Could it all have been a terrible misunderstanding?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN is the extraordinary and hilarious true story of what Time magazine described as 'Britain's Bay of Piglets'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald E. Westlake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909269816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909269811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvertail Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Donald E. Westlake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991182803199,"sku":"9781909269811","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58656885-47dd-4eb0-8c5e-bdb60a2b69f5.jpg?v=1683308911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-an-english-heaven-donald-e-westlake-9781909269811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}