Draws on the testimony of surviving veterans to relate the experiences of hundreds of thousands of American and British prisoners of war in camps across Nazi-controlled Europe, who were forced at gunpoint to march hundreds of miles along the Death March in the wake of the D-Day landings. Reprint. Splendid... a fascinating tale. -- Joseph E. Persico, author of Roosevelt s Secret War Superb... A lasting tribute to those who endured imprisonment. -- Carlo D Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War [An] affecting history... [of] one of the great war crimes of the 20th century. -- The Wall Street Journal John Nichol is a journalist and widely quoted military commentator, as well as a former RAF flight lieutenant who became a POW during the first Gulf War. He is coauthor of the bestselling Tornado Down and the author of five novels. Tony Rennell is the author of Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoria and coauthor of When Daddy Came Home . Now a freelance writer, he was formerly associate editor of the Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday .