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title: "As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom Paperback – May 17, 2008"
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# As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom Paperback – May 17, 2008

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- **What is this?** As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom Paperback – May 17, 2008 by josef m. bauer
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A well written, entertaining, and inspiring true story... about a long walk
*by J***R on April 14, 2014*

Reading “As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me” was thrilling. I started the book with the knowledge that he does eventually escape, but almost the entire book I am wondering how he will do it. The first section of the book simply details his extraordinary journey just getting to the prison camp, never mind escaping it.We don’t often hear stories of German soldiers either, mostly brandishing them with the same generalizations of the SS or Nazi leadership, when in reality many of them were pretty normal people who were forced into extremely difficult situations, like being a Russian POW sentenced to 25 years working in a lead mine in Northeastern Siberia.The setting is tremendously interesting, Northeastern Siberia is simply not a place I have heard or read much about. And it is its own amazing place with indigenous peoples, a far reaching USSR, and winters that are nothing less than brutal, and you see it all firsthand in this account.As a lover of memoirs and a lover of books that depict a foreign place and time, this was an absolute favorite book. It's so well written that it is almost excruciating to read it. And it is inspiring. To think what a man can do, and read this man's journey, gives me tremendous personal inspiration to do hard things.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A story well told!
*by T***G on September 19, 2010*

This was a book I avoided purchasing for sometime. The topic seemed to be too outlandish. But the truth of the matter is, if anything, this is a the real deal. The man who this book is based on really did walk out of a Siberian lead mine and walked nearly 3,000 miles home.Try as I might, I can't seem to find a fault with the book or even a negative statement anywhere that suggests the story is not true. In light of that, I'm stunned, and more importantly the book opened my mind to the concept of German POWs spread around the world. Since I have read this book I have found reference to at least a dozen other soldiers who managed a similar escape, including one who escaped in the US, another by way of Canada and another Eastern Front veteran who walked out of Russia.The book is facilitating in concept. But loses a little in translation, but that does not take away in any form from the fact the book is an excellent easy book to follow. The concept of how this man escapes, what he does to survive and his sheer will to live are totally fascinating. He is the ultimate survivor, eating snow and small game, avoiding people where he can.The concept is fascinating. But as I mentioned truth is better than fiction. Things I enjoyed most about reading this book include the description of the vast land that is Siberia and the nature of hardy people who live there. I also enjoyed the fact the author was basically one step ahead of being captured for most of his trip. Also interesting are the personal relationships that develop over the years it takes him to escape.If you enjoyed this book you may enjoy The Final frontiersman, the story of an American who lives in the most remote areas of Alaska. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find an history book that would be a better companion except Guy Sajar's The Forgotten Soldier.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compelling situations, authentic descriptions of hardships on the lam
*by S***T on May 15, 2023*

This book reminded me once again how tough human beings have to be when they’re determined to survive in hostile environments. I like the way the author reconstructed Forell’s story and held my breath to see how he was going to escape certain situations. Well worth reading, even as an extreme example of what a man is willing to go through to get home again. The story stays with you, I believe I’ll be learning from it for some time,.

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