I don't even know how to express how much I loved this book. I've started and deleted this review four times now. I want to say something about the difference between the war we're fighting now and WWII. I want to say something about the way Hillenbrand told a heartbreaking story beautifully. I want to say something about how I could not stop telling my husband about it and how I devoured this book, reading late into the night and every second during the day that I could.

I can't articulate any of it well enough, so I will just say that I cannot fathom the bravery it took to survive what Louie and the other POWs survived. To say that they are heroes doesn't even begin to do it justice. This will stay with me for a long, long time.