The BCC’s Tim Whewell uncovers new documentary evidence that solves the mystery of a dramatic escape from a Soviet Gulag by a Polish Calvary officer, Sławomir Rawicz, along with other Polish officers. Mr. Rawicz’s book The Long Walk has been in continuous print since 1956. The voracity of his account has frequently been questioned. Listen to the BBC’s radio story.

What I liked best about the story is the fact that the truth of Poles’ imprisonment in Soviet gulags is acknowledged. Something the West is painfully unaware of. To get an accurate recounting of the ordeal of the gulags check out A Forgotten Odyssey.