Ron C. (Hophead) reviewed on 3/27/2012 + 285 more book reviews

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Hillenbrand has a God-given talent for presenting a nonfiction story in an extraordinarily compelling manner. The treatment of American POWs in Japan during WWII is a subject that has received surprisingly little treatment in literature -- and since my dad was himself a POW at Zentsuji (with Louis's pilot and friend Phil), I became deeply engrossed in this story. Quite literally, this is a book for which I have been waiting to read for more than 50 years. My highest recommendation!

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