{"product_id":"trails-to-freedom-simon-tancred","title":"Trails to Freedom - Simon Tancred","description":"\u003cdiv data-state=\"open\" class=\"pdp_LongDescDetails__xXzZJ pdp_LongDescDetails-Reveal__i7su_\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp_DetailsContents__9fjA8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose type-body-04 text-dynamic-fg-subtle\"\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"flex flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"type-display-06 text-dynamic-fg-subtle mt-3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe True Story of the Medieval Trails Used by Anzac POWs to Escape Italy in 1943–1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose type-body-04 text-dynamic-fg-subtle mt-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose type-body-04 text-dynamic-fg-subtle mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTrails to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving historical account of Anzac bravery at the height of World War II, charting the path of four Australian soldiers who fled the Nazi–Fascist regime in Italy by crossing the treacherous Monte Moro Pass to safety in Switzerland.  Almost 70 years later, author Simon Tancred follows in their footsteps on a solo hike to honour his uncle, a POW who never got the chance to escape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp_LongDescDetails__xXzZJ pdp_LongDescDetails-Reveal__i7su_\" data-state=\"open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp_DetailsContents__9fjA8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose type-body-04 text-dynamic-fg-subtle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrails to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings to life the fascinating, largely unknown history of the Anzac POWs who escaped Fascist Italy to find safety in neutral Switzerland during WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October 1943, four Australian soldiers left Biella in the foothills of the Alps in northern Turin, fleeing Italy's Nazi–Fascist regime.  They spoke no Italian, and they had scant clothing and no food.  With the help of local partisans, who offered support at great risk to themselves and their families, the soldiers crossed into neutral Switzerland eight days later.  They were four of more than 500 Anzac POWs who followed the \u003ci\u003esentieri della libertá\u003c\/i\u003e, the trails to freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecades later, author Simon Tancred embarks on a modern-day pilgrimage along the same route.  With every step he takes, history rises to meet him: the stories of the four escapees, the Italian anti-fascists who helped them and the Anzac soldiers who didn't make it.  He remembers, too, his uncle John, a POW who perished in the blue waters of the Mediterranean.  Along the way, he passes through some of the most spectacular and challenging terrain in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose type-body-04 text-dynamic-fg-subtle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45939681689754,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/TrailstoFreedom9781761451751.jpg?v=1752284399","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.live\/products\/trails-to-freedom-simon-tancred","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}