{"product_id":"9781848896062","title":"Forgotten Hero of Bunker Valentin: The Harry Callan Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, thirty-two captured Irish merchant sailors refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour education camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for an immense U-boat factory, Bunker Valentin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong them was Harry Callan, a Catholic boy from Derry, who went to sea at sixteen as a British Merchant Navy seaman. As a terrified teenager, Harry witnessed the atrocities of the Nazi war machine. Thousands of the camp’s prisoners perished, including five of the Irishmen. The surviving Irish POWs were saved only by the goodwill of decent Germans, who risked their own lives to show kindness. Harry was unable to speak about the brutality of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe camp for decades after he was liberated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his eighties, Harry revisited the site of his incarceration. He found that evidence of the Irish prisoners had disappeared from official records. Determined to give his comrades the place in history they deserved, he worked tirelessly to preserve their memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the gripping story of Harry Callan’s capture, resistance and liberation. But above all, it is the final chapter in his quest to honour the forgotten heroes of Bunker Valentin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collins Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167790383344,"sku":"9781848896062","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848896062_p0.jpg?v=1763751890","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848896062","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}