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fender2610 · 03-01-15, 07:14 PM

Anyone ever read "The Long Walk"?

August · 03-01-15, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fender2610

Anyone ever read "The Long Walk"?

I have in a Readers Digest collection of short stories. An amazing feat of endurance. I'm talking about the story of Slavomir Rawicz not the Steven King novel.

fender2610 · 03-01-15, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I have in a Readers Digest collection of short stories. An amazing feat of endurance. I'm talking about the story of Slavomir Rawicz not the Steven King novel.

Yep, the one by the Polish soldier, a must read for everyone.
I read it when I was 15 or so and it taught me to NEVER QUIT ! EVER !
It actually sent me down another path in life.

Eichhörnchen · 03-02-15, 06:46 AM

We had a chat about this one before, in the Book Suggestions thread:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=27

(Kindly posted by Dread Knot)

Eichhörnchen · 03-05-15, 10:46 AM

Not strictly PoW stuff, but I saw this in a shop today; didn't buy it (yet).

Seems he broke in two or three times, with an inmate's help, in order to witness and document the things he'd heard were going on. Incredible but it's a true story...

Jimbuna · 03-05-15, 10:54 AM

Yes, good book and the guy was one of the lucky ones who were eventually repatriated to the UK.

Eichhörnchen · 03-24-15, 04:18 AM

I'd mislaid this when I came to prepare that photo of my stash of books;

published in 1975 by Castle Books of New Jersey;

ISBN: 0 89009 028 9

It contains PoW accounts of escape plus photos of their escape equipment and other paraphernalia.

Eichhörnchen · 04-03-15, 03:50 AM

Was reminded of this movie yesterday, when I saw it's been digitally restored and re-released.

Eichhörnchen · 07-04-15, 05:07 AM

From OSPREY PUBLISHING; ISBN 978-1-84603-583-8

By Michael McNally

I gave this a fresh post because it's important and hasn't been mentioned so far. Lots of photos of the place "then and now" plus a great top-down cutaway artwork showing the whole castle.

Harvs · 07-04-15, 05:21 AM

I seen a doco on the telly where they recreated the Colditz glider and launched it off the roof, very cool stuff.

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 07-04-15, 09:12 AM

Speaking of Colditz and it's famed glider I snapped this when I visited the castle back in 2010. Now I don't remember if these are the original plans or a copy of them.

I had also just finished reading this:

Strictly speaking Los Baños wasn't a POW camp but a civilian internment camp, although towards the end the civilians where treated much like the POWs in other camps in the Philippines. All things considered the raid was one of the most successful camp liberations in the Pacific. This link is to a video showing the survivors of Los Baños being evacuated by LVTs or Amtracs. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...ternment-camps

Eichhörnchen · 07-04-15, 12:16 PM

You've been to Colditz? I am not worthy...

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 07-04-15, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

You've been to Colditz? I am not worthy...

Yes I've been to Colditz, I wasn't there long but long enough to see the entrance to the French tunnel and the small museum there. Interestingly the part of the castle that housed the garrison is now a hostel. I suppose the jokes on whichever prisoner made up the "Hotel Colditz" poster.

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-15, 06:43 AM

I just this morning finished watching the TV series once again, and I noticed in the credits that the camera man was A. A. Englander; unfortunately the sound man wasn't called Schweinhund...

Eichhörnchen · 07-15-15, 03:46 AM

Have a gander at this:

03-01-15, 07:14 PM	#136
fender2610 Gunner Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: L.A. , Ca Posts: 100 Downloads: 217 Uploads: 0	The Long Walk Anyone ever read "The Long Walk"?

03-05-15, 10:46 AM	#140
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Has anyone read this? Not strictly PoW stuff, but I saw this in a shop today; didn't buy it (yet). Seems he broke in two or three times, with an inmate's help, in order to witness and document the things he'd heard were going on. Incredible but it's a true story...

03-05-15, 10:54 AM	#141
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yes, good book and the guy was one of the lucky ones who were eventually repatriated to the UK. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-24-15, 04:18 AM	#142
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Escape From The Nazis I'd mislaid this when I came to prepare that photo of my stash of books; published in 1975 by Castle Books of New Jersey; ISBN: 0 89009 028 9 It contains PoW accounts of escape plus photos of their escape equipment and other paraphernalia. __________________

04-03-15, 03:50 AM	#143
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Albert RN Was reminded of this movie yesterday, when I saw it's been digitally restored and re-released. __________________

03-02-15, 06:46 AM	#139
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	We had a chat about this one before, in the Book Suggestions thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=27 (Kindly posted by Dread Knot)

07-04-15, 05:07 AM	#144
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	"COLDITZ: OFLAG IV-C" From OSPREY PUBLISHING; ISBN 978-1-84603-583-8 By Michael McNally I gave this a fresh post because it's important and hasn't been mentioned so far. Lots of photos of the place "then and now" plus a great top-down cutaway artwork showing the whole castle. __________________

07-04-15, 05:21 AM	#145
Harvs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Noonamah,Darwin Posts: 769 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I seen a doco on the telly where they recreated the Colditz glider and launched it off the roof, very cool stuff. __________________ *You cannot kill that which cannot be hit.* [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz Liquid cooled NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 TiBOOST X2 in SLI 16GB RAM Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64BIT ASUS MAXIMUS V GENE Motherboard

07-04-15, 09:12 AM	#146
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Speaking of Colditz and it's famed glider I snapped this when I visited the castle back in 2010. Now I don't remember if these are the original plans or a copy of them. I had also just finished reading this: Strictly speaking Los Baños wasn't a POW camp but a civilian internment camp, although towards the end the civilians where treated much like the POWs in other camps in the Philippines. All things considered the raid was one of the most successful camp liberations in the Pacific. This link is to a video showing the survivors of Los Baños being evacuated by LVTs or Amtracs. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...ternment-camps __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

07-04-15, 12:16 PM	#147
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You've been to Colditz? I am not worthy... __________________

07-06-15, 06:43 AM	#149
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I just this morning finished watching the TV series once again, and I noticed in the credits that the camera man was A. A. Englander; unfortunately the sound man wasn't called Schweinhund... __________________

07-15-15, 03:46 AM	#150
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,747 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Colditz 3-D CGI model Have a gander at this: __________________