{"product_id":"9781789148442","title":"A Devilish Kind of Courage : Anarchists, Aliens and the Siege of Sidney Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 3 January 1911, in the heart of London's mainly Jewish East End, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries wanted for the murder of three officers. A six-hour gunfight ensued, with a fire consuming the besieged building. Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, arrived at the scene and ordered the blaze not to be extinguished. Afterwards two charred bodies were found; the elusive Peter the Painter, believed to have been the ringleader, remained at large. This gripping episode, known as the `Siege of Sidney Street', was a nationwide sensation and ignited fierce debates on immigration to Britain, political extremism and law enforcement. This book unravels the full story of the siege, the Latvian �migr�s and their ties to the vibrant anarchist movement in London's East End.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45469481304285,"sku":"9781789148442","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781789148442.jpg?v=1720170325","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781789148442","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}