This book was very intriguing considering my love for WW2. This memoir by Leon Leyson opened my eyes and I realized how fortunate my family and I are to live in such a great time. This book was on my summer reading list, which was mandatory, for my language arts project for school. I wasn't really looking forward to reading it , but two chapters in I couldn't put the book down. I stayed up until 2:00 A.M. to finish reading this one of a kind book. You will not be able to find many books written about WW2 in the first person. I would recommend this book to everyone that has the opportunity to read it.