In this book Hill could not have done a better job of drawing you in and making you feel like you are in a completely different world,and in fact he did this so well that you did not just feel fear for the people that were fighting in the war but you ,at times even felt it for yourself! I may just be twelve but in all, I have read four hundred and thirty nine books and this one is the best one i`ve ever read for sure! I wish so badly that there could be some way for me to directly compliment him and tell him what a perfect job he did on this extra ordinary book!!!way 2 go Stuart.