The Path of Light
Oct 2025 · Atlantic Books
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About this ebook
Praise for The Path of Peace:
'A formidable achievement' Rory Stewart
'Thoughtful [and] heartfelt' Observer
'Profound [and] compelling' Spectator
'A noble endeavour' New Statesman
In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'Via
Sacra' to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out
on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. But there wasn't to be lasting peace, with the
continent 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 and
people who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and ruminating on the Second World War's legacy.
'A formidable achievement' Rory Stewart
'Thoughtful [and] heartfelt' Observer
'Profound [and] compelling' Spectator
'A noble endeavour' New Statesman
In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen World War I soldier who dreamed of a 'Via
Sacra' to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out
on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. But there wasn't to be lasting peace, with the
continent 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 and
people who resisted in the face of unbearable destruction, and ruminating on the Second World War's legacy.
About the author
Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. He is author or editor of over forty books on
contemporary history, politics and education, including the Sunday Times bestsellers Johnson at 10 and Truss at 10.
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