One Thousand Miles to Freedom

Every time I hear about what some of these guys went through, I get embarrassed for bitching about some of the things I find "unbearable."

Mark Felton is one of the most riveting writers today. And his output is ungodly

Thank you Mark my grandfather didn't talk about this much but we are all so proud of him ❤ I was lucky enough to have time with him I've never known a man as strong in mind and body rip grandad xxx

This has to be one of the most astonishing stories of individual valour, duty and heroic determination I have ever been made aware of. It should be made into a very long and gripping film. Thank you for putting this out there.

Finally,the perfect bed time stories are here,for grown ups.

Fantastic Mark,amazing story i once worked with a bloke who was a prisoner of the Japanese and he hated them even to that day he was still digging graves at the age of 86 years old rip Bill . keep up the great work atb Dave

One minor correction - HMAS Perth was a light cruiser, formerly HMS Amphion of the Leander class. My grandfather served on her and ended up in camps including Moulmein. He made it back. Thank you for this utterly engrossing story of courage.

Thank you for helping to keep these stories alive. We are deeply indebted to that generation for the freedoms and liberties that are now taken for granted.

Mark, you're too good for this world. I thought the main channel was already ridiculously impressive (both in quantity and quality), and now you've added this? This is great!

You're a wonderful asset of England and to all who love history of WWII. Thank you for your wonderful videos and audio books.

Dr. Felton, you do a splendid job bringing up subjects that were never discussed before. Thank you for the fascinating and informative videos!

My favourite uncle was a Captain in one of the Burma deployed, Punjabi, Indian Army rifle regiments. He lived until the 1990s but was never reconciled himself to the Japanese people. He wouldn't speak of them, wouldn't allow anything Japanese into his home. And, that was just on the basis of having fought Gen. Mutaguchi's 15th Army at Kohima. He wasn't in fact captured - just doing battle with the enemy was enough for hate.

Utterly shocking, and truly heartbreaking.. R.I.P. Brave soldiers..Hopefully they found peace at last ! 🙏..🥀

What these prisoners went through is heart wrenching.

I didnt realize you were an author of several books of ww2, and here I've been watching your channel for 8 months now. Been looking for some good books to read and now I know where to go. Thank you sir for your work!

A teacher of mine hated the Japanese although it was 30 years after the war and he would not buy anything made in Japan. Eventually he told a few of us why. He had been in the RAF in the far east as transport aircraft crew and at the end of the war had been detailed to evacuate ex POW's. He told us of the terrible condition they were in and how when they died during the flight he and his other crewmen had to "bury them" by pushing the bodies out. I will never forget this story and the image it conjours up, this poor man was scarred for life by his terrible experience.

An amazing story of an amazing man and his determination. Thankyou

Finally just the thing i needed. Mark's voice and a audio book of his choice for my car rides. Cant get any better then this :-)) Ty for good work and keep it up!

Id give a thousand likes for this if I could. Thanks.

It's a joy to hear his voice, reading to my need for intelligent non-fiction. Many Thanks.