We Die Alone
by:
Andy McNab (author)
David Howarth (author)
A World War Two epic of escape and endurance
A World War Two epic of escape and endurance
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847678454 (1847678459)
ASIN: 1847678459
Publish date: August 5th 2010
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 242
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Survival,
War,
Military,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
World War II,
Military History
The sheer physiology of this story is mind-blowing! That and the fact that never before had I thought about this nomadic people who live with Reindeer (Santa's village excluded)- the Lapps. (Though the author gets low marks for cultural competency since they come off as, essentially, subhuman.)I had...
Pretty good. Absolutely harrowing adventure Jan Baalsrud had to endure, and it is almost inconceivable how he managed to survive so much time alone in the Arctic weather when he was so sick. The story gets a little tedious toward the end, but still well worth reading. Kind of astounding to read h...
Are you depressed? Are you sick of people? Have you just read a book that has put you in the dumps? Then you must read : We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance. I am sure you will like it. It works like a tonic. People are not all creeps! People do help others. This book is non-fiction, i...
One of the best escape stories of World War-II, period. I couldn't suspend my disbelief at the resilience shown by Jan Baalsrud in each and every adversity. If this book was a work of fiction, no reader would have accepted that a guy could go through such torments and survive. But as they say, truth...