{"product_id":"the-long-road-home-adrian-vincent-9781913518196","title":"The Long Road Home: An account of the author's experiences as a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Germans during the Second World War","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe honest account of one prisoner-of-war's struggle to survive through five years of Nazi imprisonment. An essential book for readers of Horace Greasley, Alistair Urquhart and Heather Morris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold May morning in 1940, Adrian Vincent arrived in France with his battalion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis war didn't last long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin five days the Siege of Calais was over and nearly all his comrades were killed, wounded or, like him, taken prisoner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a brutal journey across the breadth of Germany, Vincent and his fellow survivors began their life in Stalag VIIIB, set to work in terrible conditions down a Polish mine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the next five years they waged a war not against enemy soldiers, but instead versus monotony, disease, cruelty, starvation and hopelessness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most honest prisoner-of-war story I have read in the last ten years.\" \u003ci\u003eLeicester Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Vincent has the admirable intention of entertaining the reader, and this he does very successfully. His style is deft and concise. He has a nice wit and his characters emerge as life-like and life-size figures\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vincent tells his story with humour, sympathy and observation.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably truthful memoir of what it was like to be a prisoner during the Second World War. Vincent does not portray himself or his comrades as heroes, but instead what they really were: survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Vincent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913518191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913518196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Adrian Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943614316799,"sku":"9781913518196","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3d91f069-bfc4-40f8-a5d8-90ad873e7016.jpg?v=1681499094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-road-home-adrian-vincent-9781913518196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}