The Ice Road - Praise

“It is truly an extraordinary book.”
-- Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag

“A thrilling adventure, all the more remarkable for being true.”
-- Norman Davies, leading historian and author

"A remarkable tale."
-- Library Journal

“Within the first paragraphs of The Ice Road I knew I would be captivated… surprisingly fresh, detailed and intimate.”
-- The Sunday Times, London

“People don’t have stories like his to tell any more.”
-- Literary Review

"An extraordinary memoir...testament to the resiliency of the human spirit...textured with fascinating personalities and subplots. "
-- Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“A real eye-opener…surprisingly unsentimental.”
-- The News-Herald

 "His masterful recounting spares nothing except self-pity."
-- World War II Magazine

"A remarkable book...a story you've never heard and would barely believe if history wasn't there to tell you it was true."
--  Polandian

 "A compelling story."
-- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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