I have recently read a book called As far as my feet will carry me by J M Bauer.
A quick description of the story a german paratrooper by the name of Clemens Forrell (Not actually his real name, says in the book he wont revel his real name, he wanted to stay anonymous) who was curely awarded by the russian goverement 25 years hard labour in a lead mine in the east cape of Siberia, the most eastern point of the Russian federation.
But with him working and sleeping in the mine he was slowley being posioned, so the cure for the posioning is to get away from lead. So he embarks on a 14000km (8000 mile) journey to freedom from East cape in Siberia to Muinch in Germany, which takes him 3 years. During his epic journey he meets shall we say various people some who help and some who dont and a near fatal betrayal, If thats not bad enough he encounters a pack of ravenous flesh hungry wolves . A truley harrowing story of human endurance and survival which was fueled by the thought of escaping his own personal living hell and getting home to see his wife and kids.
An absolute brillant book couldnt put it down.
One of the great escape stories, an acheivment that can seldom if ever, have been equalled.
A quick description of the story a german paratrooper by the name of Clemens Forrell (Not actually his real name, says in the book he wont revel his real name, he wanted to stay anonymous) who was curely awarded by the russian goverement 25 years hard labour in a lead mine in the east cape of Siberia, the most eastern point of the Russian federation.
But with him working and sleeping in the mine he was slowley being posioned, so the cure for the posioning is to get away from lead. So he embarks on a 14000km (8000 mile) journey to freedom from East cape in Siberia to Muinch in Germany, which takes him 3 years. During his epic journey he meets shall we say various people some who help and some who dont and a near fatal betrayal, If thats not bad enough he encounters a pack of ravenous flesh hungry wolves . A truley harrowing story of human endurance and survival which was fueled by the thought of escaping his own personal living hell and getting home to see his wife and kids.
An absolute brillant book couldnt put it down.
One of the great escape stories, an acheivment that can seldom if ever, have been equalled.