{"product_id":"the-long-march-home-a-true-wwii-story-of-escape-survival-and-the-fight-to-return-paperback","title":"The Long March Home: A True WWII Story of Escape, Survival, and the Fight to Return - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Mallan\u003c\/b\u003e (As Told by), \u003cb\u003eLloyd Mallan\u003c\/b\u003e (As Told to), \u003cb\u003eRob Mallan\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary 1945. Germany was frozen. The war was collapsing. And twelve hundred American prisoners of war were ordered to march. The command was simple: Keep moving or be shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster Sergeant Jack Mallan was one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Jewish-American soldier captured in France, Jack had already been wounded in battle, starved in captivity, and imprisoned in four Nazi prison camps. But as the Third Reich began to fall, his fight to survive was far from over. Forced into the bitter cold with hundreds of other prisoners, Jack endured one of the most brutal chapters of his life - a death march across frozen Europe, where every step demanded courage, grit, and the will to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome men fell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome men vanished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome men never made it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Jack refused to fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe carried his will to live one frozen step at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly fifty years, his manuscript remained hidden in a battered trunk in Florida, its fragile pages quietly carrying a story the world had not yet heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreserved through the faithful work of his brother, Lloyd Mallan, the manuscript became more than a record of war. It became a sacred family witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Jack's grandson, Rob Mallan, found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Jack's manuscript, medals, military jacket, cane, and wartime artifacts are housed at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, helping preserve the memory of one soldier's journey through one of humanity's darkest chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Long March Home is the true account of Master Sergeant Jack Mallan - soldier, prisoner of war, survivor, and witness. More than a war memoir, this is a testimony of courage, suffering, survival, and truth. At a time when history is too often forgotten, questioned, or denied, Jack Mallan's story calls us to remember the cost, protect the truth, and choose courage before history repeats itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53878267085107,"sku":"9781966170426","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OwJ5jIWhsZ9781966170426.webp?v=1787191640","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-long-march-home-a-true-wwii-story-of-escape-survival-and-the-fight-to-return-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}