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In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'ViaSacra' to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set outon a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. But there wasn't to be lasting peace, with thecontinent falling into an even more horrific war two decades later. In The Path of Light, Seldon walks the route from where World War I ended to Auschwitz, discovering the towns andpeople who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and ruminating on the Second World War's legacy.

Hardback, Publication: 30 Oct 2025, Atlantic
ISBN: 9781805464105
Extent: 400 pages

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The Path of Light: Walking to Auschwitz by Anthony Seldon

    In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'ViaSacra' to commemorate the... Read more

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      In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'ViaSacra' to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set outon a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. But there wasn't to be lasting peace, with thecontinent falling into an even more horrific war two decades later. In The Path of Light, Seldon walks the route from where World War I ended to Auschwitz, discovering the towns andpeople who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and ruminating on the Second World War's legacy.

      Hardback, Publication: 30 Oct 2025, Atlantic
      ISBN: 9781805464105
      Extent: 400 pages

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