Walter Edward Hill

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I Did It My Way (eBook, ePUB)

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In the spirit of "Unbroken" and "The Long Walk," this is the story of Wally Hill: WWII allied soldier, adventurer, rebel, and patriot. At only seventeen, during Wally's first skirmish in France, he was captured by the Nazis and marched with a procession of prisoners on a 100-mile trekeating and drinking only what they could find along the way. But capture, torture, and imprisonment did not dampen his convictions or will to survive.

He was determined to do it his way, no matter what chains held him down, so Wally made thirteen daring escape attempts while in German POW camps before finally making his long way home. From battling on the fields of France to hard labor in Nazi stalagsand losing his true love while prisoner only to find her again decades laterWally met his fate as prisoner, spy, and escapee with undaunted courage and devoted allegiance to his God and country.

Wally's story exemplifies the grit and determination of his generation and his strong hold on hope. Though he recently passed away, finishing this book was his last great journey. He asked that it be titled after his favorite song and the message that grounded his life. Wally's story will long stay on your mindthe inspiring tale of a spirit that refused to be restrained and imprisoned.

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Walter Edward Hill was born in 1922 in Gillingham, Kent, a mischievous young man who longed for adventure and the freedom of possibility. At seventeen and still eager to see the world, he lied about his age and joined the British Army.

Wally's first skirmish in Europe began in France where he was captured by the Nazis. What followed were years of torture, imprisonment, and thirteen daring escape attempts.

After Wally's long journey home, he went on to give twenty-seven years of military service: seven years in the British Army, then twenty years in the New Zealand Army. He married more than once and lost two wives to illness and death during his lifetime. But his heartache was lifted one day, when decades after losing his first love (while he was a POW), he found her again.

Throughout his life, Wally valued his freedom, independence, and ability to define his own life through his choices. Though he survived work camps, Gestapo interrogation, prison, personal heartbreak, multiple heart surgeries, a tumor, and the loss of many loved ones during his long life, he always saw a reason for hope.

Wally recently passed away--completing his work on this earth at age ninety-three on November 14, 2015--but finishing this book was his last great journey. He asked that it be titled after his favorite song and the message that grounded his life. Wally's story exemplifies the grit and determination of his generation and illuminates a spirit that refused to be restrained and imprisoned.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: scrivenerbooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311590367
• Artikelnr.: 70645217