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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: This book was an eye opener. I respect every uniform I see now, and have the upmost pride that those that were POWs are one of my own and beam at their bravery. My favorite quote comes from this book. He states it at he end of the book after he has come home and went through hell on earth, EVEN then he still has pride in his country. It was like he justified his beatings, and starving, and psychological beatings in one statement, "A nation is only as strong as the collective strength of it's individuals." Blew me away! Great book, I'd advise anyone that has pride in being an American to read this book and appreciate he is one of ours. For that matter, I'd advise someone who doesn't have pride in the United States to read it and learn what that Freedom of Speech they use so often costs.
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Summary: What A Great Man
Review: This book was the best book that I have ever read.In my opinion, Jeremiah was one of the greastest war heroes. He was strong and courageous in the eyes of the enemy and he never backed down. He endured the torture, agony, loneliness, and so much more for so long.I cannot even begin to imagine myself in any of those situations. I have such great respect for that man. My words cannot begin to describe the feeling that you will have while reading this book.
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Summary: When Hell Was In Session
Review: This is an extraordinary story of Denton's 7 years (4 of which were spent in solitary confinement) as a POW in Hanoi. It is a remarkable tale of courage, strength, and the faith in one's country, fellow servicemembers, family, and God. Here, you will be afforded the opportunity to shake hands with some of the least savory characters ever put into print - Denton's captors. Rat, Softsoap, Rabbit, Happy - all of them bringing new methods of torture to the table during what must certainly be layers deeper than hell. Torture so horrific that, eventually, even two of the torturers themselves break down in tears. No other book on captivity of this sort comes even close to showing the reader the despair, pain, humility, and guilt that wrack each of the heroes within the halls of the Hanoi Hilton. The book is also full of the ingenuities displayed by each of the men in ensuring the lines of communication were always open in an incommunicado world. The two most famous examples (the "tap" code and Denton's signaling the word "TORTURE" through Morse code blinking during a propaganda interview) are highlighted, as are the not-so-famous (notes buried deep within the plumbing, engraved on the dining utensils, semaphore by a makeshift flag through the roof of one building to contact others). While reading the book, you can't help but ask yourself if you, too, would have been able to put up with the torture and starvation these men had to. If nothing else, we are given the rare, perhaps rightly unsolicited, glimpse into the world that no one should ever have to live.
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Summary: When hell was in session
Review: When I was 15 my father came into my bedroom and threw a small paperback book at a sleepy unmotivated teenager. He didn't say anything: just left me to think. I got around to reading this book when I was a searching young 18 year old and it changed my life and the direction it was taking. Mr. Denton hasn't written A literary work of art, but he has put down in words what every heart yearns to understand. He taught what honor is and how much the human spirit can endure. Courage is only a word used by those who do not entirely understand the concept. I never ask what is important in life, I do relish every second of my freedom not to think about that question, however. Thank you Mr. Denton for that freedom.
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