{"product_id":"9781448214327","title":"Raft, The \/ Socrates Asks Why","description":"\u003ci\u003eAre the people of Britain capable of serving the new world, of writing with honour a new chapter of history? The answer, conclusively, is Yes.… But Socrates, in the third of the pieces, has still to be satisfied that the Allies are truly conscious of their purpose. A four-fold rule of law is not enough: the peace within that rule must not be an idle peace, but creative. If that is not explicitly our intention and desire, then why are we fighting?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Raft\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocrates Asks Why\u003c\/i\u003e are imaginary conversations revolving around the political and military problems of WWII. \u003ci\u003eThe Raft\u003c\/i\u003e is set in the mid-Atlantic, where six survivors from a torpedoed ship discuss the position of Britain and the difficulties and moral dilemmas of a soldier life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSocrates Asks Why\u003c\/i\u003e is a conversation between Socrates, Voltaire, Johnson and Lincoln where the Allies' aim of peace and ending of the war is discussed and questioned.\u003cbr\u003e  These conversations were first published in 1942.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123983827184,"sku":"9781448214327","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448214327_p0.jpg?v=1763837081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448214327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}