The longest walk home : the epic 2,000 mile escape of a WWII POW, in his own words / Ray Bailey, David Wilkins.

Bailey, Ray, author
Wilkins, David, author

London : Quercus, 2025.

368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long. 'The Longest Walk Home' is the incredible account of his daring 2000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve-shredding encounters with German soldiers and the Spanish Civil Guard. Often he is exhausted and starving. All that keeps him going is his youthful energy, unfailing optimism, and the kindness of strangers who risk their own safety to help him. Ray's escape is remarkable, but so too is his memoir.

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