The Long Walk Home - Softcover

Looker, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1507580894 ISBN 13: 9781507580899

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

When the Japanese invade Burma in 1941 there were many British Army families living there. This is a story of the evacuation of these families and is told from the perspective of one 7 year old boy travelling with his mother and many other families from their home in Maymyo, near Mandalay. They travelled by road, train, steamer, Trek over the Naga Mountains, bus and eventually train to the relative safety of Calcutta. This was a 1,000 mile journey. The life of a soldier is fairly well known but little is understood of what the families go through in both peace time and during conflicts. This story is there to balance this understanding.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Looker served in the British Army for 23 Years, in many parts of the world, He used his expereinces in the Far East to enhance this story. The soldiers life is fairly well known but little is understood of what the families go through in both peace time and during conflicts. This story is to balance this understanding.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1507580894
• ISBN 13: 9781507580899
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164