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# Epic global journey Historical depth Survival against all odds Long Walk: The True Story Of A Trek To Freedom

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## Summary

> 🌄 Walk the path of freedom—where history meets heroism.

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## Key Features

- • **Cinematic Legacy:** Inspired the acclaimed film 'The Way Back' by Peter Weir, starring Colin Farrell.
- • **New Edition Insights:** Includes exclusive Afterword and Foreword by the author for fresh perspectives.
- • **Epic 4,000+ Mile Trek:** Experience the grueling march from Siberia to British India across deserts and mountains.
- • **Top-Ranked Bestseller:** Highly rated with 4.6 stars and thousands of reviews, a must-read for history buffs.
- • **Unmatched Historical Authenticity:** Dive into a true WWII escape story that reads like a thriller.

## Overview

Long Walk: The True Story Of A Trek To Freedom chronicles Slavomir Rawicz's harrowing 1941 escape from a Soviet labor camp and his epic 4,000+ mile journey on foot through Siberia, China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and the Himalayas to British India. This updated edition features new author insights and inspired the major motion picture 'The Way Back.' A critically acclaimed bestseller with a 4.6-star rating, it stands as a powerful testament to human endurance and the quest for freedom.

## Description

"I hope The Long Walk will remain as a memorial to all those who live and die for freedom, and for all those who for many reasons could not speak for themselves."--Slavomir Rawicz In 1941, the author and six other fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp in Yakutsk--a camp where enduring hunger, cold, untended wounds, untreated illnesses, and avoiding daily executions were everyday feats. Their march--over thousands of miles by foot--out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India is a remarkable statement about man's desire to be free. While the original book sold hundreds of thousands of copies, this updated paperback version includes a new Afterword by the author, as well as the author's Foreword to the Polish book. Written in a hauntingly detailed, no holds barred way, the new edition of The Long Walk is destined to outrank its classic status and guaranteed to forever stay in the reader's mind. *** Six-time Academy Award–nominee Peter Weir ( Master and Commander, The Truman Show, and The Dead Poets Society ) recently directed The Way Back, a much-anticipated film based on The Long Walk . Starring Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, and Ed Harris, it is due for release in 2011.

Review: Awesome. Fast moving - This is one of my favorites!!! What an amazing well.told story. No.embellish chapters that were so.quick.and interesting to read. 5 star must read!
Review: Fascinating story - I couldn't put this book down. I think it was well written and had a very good progression. Some think that this story wasn't true, and I don't know why. Yes, they crossed through very harsh places but they were survivors and not everybody could have made it. In fact, they lost half of their crew in the process. It's hard to believe that 4 survived this ordeal, but there is no reason to doubt they did because other people have escaped from horrible conditions in this world, and walked for a very long time and suffered to reach freedom. Someone mentioned that this story can't be believed because the group had no compass to guide them. They didn't need one because they didn't have a map. The general direction they were going was South! They did have knowledge of the geography in general and weren't dumb about it. They kept saying they were going South. They encountered locals who helped and advised them how to avoid Lhasa by going West and entering India through Sikkim. Sikkim, as the rest of the Himalaya has very high peaks. But they made their way through the pass and the valley across Sikkim (I have trekked in this area). There are 3 passes between Tibet and India. They followed the most eastern one. They still had to tackle the pre Himalaya and one might wonder how they did it. But they did it. They didn't have to go over glaciers though. They were just pushed by their urge to make it to freedom, and were extremely resilient and strong. As far as the Yeti, well, many people have reported seeing them. Could be that at this point of their long journey they were hallucinating! But I remember that several years ago trekking operators would offer treks called "In search of the Yeti in the Himalaya"! Some say that the Soviets had released the Poles and that this story is invalid. Why believe the Soviets though? They would have said anything anyway. In any case this is a great book and the story not unlike other stories of escape by foot I have read before this one. These guys were pretty smart about what to do in some circumstances, and they were incredibly strong.

## Features

- Military History

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #102,870 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Historical India & South Asia Biographies #254 in World War II History (Books) #259 in WWII Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,894 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome. Fast moving
*by K***H on June 27, 2026*

This is one of my favorites!!! What an amazing well.told story. No.embellish chapters that were so.quick.and interesting to read. 5 star must read!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating story
*by S***E on May 25, 2023*

I couldn't put this book down. I think it was well written and had a very good progression. Some think that this story wasn't true, and I don't know why. Yes, they crossed through very harsh places but they were survivors and not everybody could have made it. In fact, they lost half of their crew in the process. It's hard to believe that 4 survived this ordeal, but there is no reason to doubt they did because other people have escaped from horrible conditions in this world, and walked for a very long time and suffered to reach freedom. Someone mentioned that this story can't be believed because the group had no compass to guide them. They didn't need one because they didn't have a map. The general direction they were going was South! They did have knowledge of the geography in general and weren't dumb about it. They kept saying they were going South. They encountered locals who helped and advised them how to avoid Lhasa by going West and entering India through Sikkim. Sikkim, as the rest of the Himalaya has very high peaks. But they made their way through the pass and the valley across Sikkim (I have trekked in this area). There are 3 passes between Tibet and India. They followed the most eastern one. They still had to tackle the pre Himalaya and one might wonder how they did it. But they did it. They didn't have to go over glaciers though. They were just pushed by their urge to make it to freedom, and were extremely resilient and strong. As far as the Yeti, well, many people have reported seeing them. Could be that at this point of their long journey they were hallucinating! But I remember that several years ago trekking operators would offer treks called "In search of the Yeti in the Himalaya"! Some say that the Soviets had released the Poles and that this story is invalid. Why believe the Soviets though? They would have said anything anyway. In any case this is a great book and the story not unlike other stories of escape by foot I have read before this one. These guys were pretty smart about what to do in some circumstances, and they were incredibly strong.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awe -Inspiring and Informative!
*by G***Z on December 6, 2010*

If you enjoy Human interest and Historical books, the autobiographical , The Long Walk, by Slawomir Rawicz is excellent! I could not put it down!! The story was almost unbelievable!! The Tale of capture, torture, transport, planning of escape and then the incredible journey to freedom and safety across Siberia , dessert and Himalayas is truly riveting! Many of the over 250,000 soldiers and 1 million civilians perished the rigours of the transport, bitterly cold winter and inhumane treatment at the hands of the Soviet captors and Siberian cruel winter. It is proof of the limits that some people have the physical and mental toughness to endure!! It has been made into a movie, called The Way Back, release Date 2011. The Way Back If you enjoy these kind of autobiographical books, I recommend two others below. Another autobiographical book of a similar but more complete and with "world perspective" on the case of WWII Soviet -Polish and Western Allies relations, is - An Army in Exile, by General Wladyslaw Anders. An Army in Exile: The Story of the Second Polish Corps (Allied Forces Series) He was the leader Polish 2nd Army Corp, reconstituted of the soldiers and civilians taken prisoner by the greatest Nazi Collaborators at the beginning of WWII-the Soviets. It too is a gripping tale, from a leader who had been wounded and captured by the Soviets in Sept 1939, imprisoned and tortured, finally released in 1941 when the Soviets were desperate for military help to defend against their former Nazi allies. It goes on to describe how they managed to leave the difficult conditions in Russia and bring with them some of thousands of starving young Polish Children, who had also been exiled to Siberia.... This leads to a recommendation for another excellent autobiographical account that demonstrates how these children, once out of Soviet control, survived. The book is Stolen Childhood by Father Lucjan Krolikowski Stolen Childhood: A Saga of Polish War Children Father Krolikowski himself had been captured by the Soviets in 1939 as a teenager. He was studying to be a priest at Franciscan Monastery. Sent to a labor camp. After their release, the orphaned , starving children were eventually settled in camps located in Africa. Father Lucjan later joined them, to be their priest and guardian, in well organized camps. These camps were set-up virtually in the jungle! After the end of the War, the camps were being closed and Fr. Krolikowski was one of the persons that were essential to get them safely from Africa to eventually to the province of Quebec, Canada to waiting adopting families. He describes vividly how he and other caring people had to work against the considerable reach of the Soviets, that were trying to gain control of the children they helped to make orphans again! I hope you enjoy these books about the inspirational resiliency of the human spirit and body! They also help provide insight to a more balanced world view! GeorgeZ

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