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Survivor of the Long March: Five Years as a POW 1940-1945
Charles Waite
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Description for Survivor of the Long March: Five Years as a POW 1940-1945
Paperback. Nothing prepares a man for war and Private Charles Waite, of the Queen's Royal Regiment, was ill-prepared when his convoy took a wrong turning near Abbeville and met 400 German soldiers and half a dozen tanks. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Nothing prepares a man for war and Private Charles Waite, of the Queen's Royal Regiment, was ill-prepared when his convoy took a wrong turning near Abbeville and met 400 German soldiers and half a dozen tanks. He lost his freedom that day in May 1940 and didn't regain it until April 1945 when he was rescued by Americans near Berlin, having walked 1,600km from East Prussia. Silent for seventy years, Charles writes about his five lost years: the terrible things he saw and suffered; his forced work in a stone quarry and on farms; ... Read more
Nothing prepares a man for war and Private Charles Waite, of the Queen's Royal Regiment, was ill-prepared when his convoy took a wrong turning near Abbeville and met 400 German soldiers and half a dozen tanks. He lost his freedom that day in May 1940 and didn't regain it until April 1945 when he was rescued by Americans near Berlin, having walked 1,600km from East Prussia. Silent for seventy years, Charles writes about his five lost years: the terrible things he saw and suffered; his forced work in a stone quarry and on farms; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750968478
SKU
V9780750968478
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Ref
99-10
About Charles Waite
Charles Waite is now over 90 years old and has finally decided to tell his harrowing story, with the help of Dee La Vardera, the author of seven books and countless articles for such publications as the Guardian. Terry Waite, CBE is a humanitarian and author.
Reviews for Survivor of the Long March: Five Years as a POW 1940-1945
He has left behind a remarkable story - one that's as vivid and fascinating as it is painfully raw.
John Preston
John Preston