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Welcome Alex Hilldevries
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Stefan Wisniowski
Please welcome Alex Hilldevries to the group. ?How many of us have read "The Long Walk" by her grandfather?
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Amazon.com writes: ?Cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and was sent to the Siberian Gulag along with other captive Poles, Finns, Ukranians, Czechs, Greeks, and even a few English, French, and American unfortunates who had been caught up in the fighting. A year later, he and six comrades from various countries escaped from a labor camp in Yakutsk and made their way, on foot, thousands of miles south to British India, where Rawicz reenlisted in the Polish army and fought against the Germans. The Long Walk recounts that adventure, which is surely one of the most curious treks in history. The Long Walk Rawicz, Slawomir. New York, Lyons Press, 1956.? ISBN 1558216847? (pbk),? ISBN 1558216340 (cloth).? LC Catalog #D805 S65 Availability: 1997 Reprint (paperback) at www.Amazon.com To order the book and check out 188 reviews go to Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/rhsk These reader reviews debate whether such an incredible story could possibly have been true, and even if such a man ever existed! ?Alex, can you comment on any of that? Best regards Stefan Wisniowski ---------- |
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Lech Lesiak
--- Stefan Wisniowski <swisniowski@...> wrote:
Please welcome Alex Hilldevries to the group. HowI have, three times over the years since I first saw it in the Calgary Public Library in the 80's. There are two discussion groups about the book. One in yahoo groups, and one in allreaders. One the more interesting posts was from a guy in India who said his grandfather was one of the India army doctors who treated Rawicz and his companions after their entry into India. Unfortunately I couldn't find his email address, and subsequent posts requesting it were unanswered. There is also an Indian lady living in India with an interest in Polish matters who is trying to track down the Indian connections to The Long Walk, but so far she hasn't come up with much. I do have her email address, and is someone wants to correspond with her, I can supply it. Czesc, Leszek Calgary, Alberta ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! |
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romed46
--I read THE LONG WALK in 1947 or 1948 when it was first published,
as a serial, in an English weekly 'Bulldog', or some similar name. I enjoyed it very much,but I found it hard to believe that the author met the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, as described in the chapter XXII of the book. Welcome to our group Alex. Roman Skulski West Vancouver B.C. Canada - In Kresy-Siberia@..., Stefan Wisniowski <swisniowski@p...> wrote: Please welcome Alex Hilldevries to the group. How many of us haveread "The Long Walk" by her grandfather?the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and wassent to the Siberian Gulag along with other captive Poles, Finns,Ukranians, Czechs, Greeks, and even a few English, French, and American unfortunateswho had been caught up in the fighting. A year later, he and six comradesfrom various countries escaped from a labor camp in Yakutsk and madetheir way, on foot, thousands of miles south to British India, where Rawiczreenlisted in the Polish army and fought against the Germans. The Long Walkrecounts that adventure, which is surely one of the most curious treks inhistory. Catalog #D805 S65 Availability: 1997 Reprint (paperback) at www.Amazon.compossibly have been true, and even if such a man ever existed! Alex, can youcomment on any of that?daughter of Slavomir Rawicz the author of the long walk, hence my interestin your site look forward to hearing your reply. |
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