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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
Josef M. Bauer
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Description for As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
Paperback. The true story of a German soldier's escape from a Siberian prison camp following World War II, and his struggle for survival during an 8000-mile journey to freedom across some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJP; BG; BTP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey across the trackless wastes of Siberia, in some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Bauer's writing brilliantly evokes Forell's desperation in the prison camp, and his struggle for survival and terror of recapture as he makes his way towards the Persian ... Read more
Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey across the trackless wastes of Siberia, in some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Bauer's writing brilliantly evokes Forell's desperation in the prison camp, and his struggle for survival and terror of recapture as he makes his way towards the Persian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841197265
SKU
V9781841197265
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99-50
About Josef M. Bauer
Josef M Bauer was born in Germany in 1901. He was an extremely successful author in Germany, writing many prize-winning novels, short stories and radio plays.
Reviews for As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
A story of human courage, endurance and terror. Washington Post One of the wildest adventure books of our time. Curt Hohof, Suddeutsche Zeitung Bauer has given us more than a prisoner-of-war story; he has left us one of the greatest adventure stories. Die Welt