Twenty-six-year-old cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and sent to the Siberian Gulag. In the spring of 1941, he escaped with six of his fellow prisoners, including one American. Thus began their astonishing trek to freedom. With no map or compass but only an ax head, a homemade knife, and a week's supply of food, the compatriots spent a year making their way on foot to British India, through four thousand miles of the most forbidding terrain on ...
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Twenty-six-year-old cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and sent to the Siberian Gulag. In the spring of 1941, he escaped with six of his fellow prisoners, including one American. Thus began their astonishing trek to freedom. With no map or compass but only an ax head, a homemade knife, and a week's supply of food, the compatriots spent a year making their way on foot to British India, through four thousand miles of the most forbidding terrain on earth. They braved the Himalayas, the desolate Siberian tundra, icy rivers, and the great Gobi Desert, always a hairs breadth from death. Finally returning home, Rawicz reenlisted in the Polish army to fight the Germans.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo; The author, a young Polish cavalry officer, was sentenced by the Russians in November 1939 to 25 years forced labour in Siberia. He relates his escape about Easter 1941 when he and seven companions made their way on foot through Outer Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, China and Tibet to India, Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 12mo; The author, a young Polish cavalry officer, was sentenced by the Russians in November 1939 to 25 years forced labour in Siberia. He relates his escape about Easter 1941 when he and seven companions made their way on foot through Outer Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, China and Tibet to India, Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. 1st edition, 1st impression, 1956, in blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. A little foxing & browning to pages; binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped, but a little worn & chipped at edges.
Buy it, read it, live it. Truth is more fascinating than fiction any day.
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Oct 23, 2008
Survival Epic
This is a tale that should be passed on for generations. Why it has not been made into a movie one can only guess. Once started you will not be able to put it down. The will to survive coupled with careful planning and epic endurance will bond you to the writer on an odyssey that stirs the soul. Homer's great tale is more myth than fact and yet has intrigued readers for thousands of years. Here you will read the testimony of a humble Polish soldier who's actual journey will inspire the oppressed for eras to come.
