Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man's Defiance and Indomitable Spirit

Exciting, historical true story of Lieutenant Bill Harris of the U.S. Navy. His career, his capture and escape and recapture. How he escaped, his torturous days in the Japanese prison camp and his time after the escape evading the Japanese and trying to get back to his own troops to rejoin the war. The story tells the history of the war over the pacific, in the Philippines'. It tells about both the U.S. Forces and the Japanese. How some Japanese were loyal to the Japanese, but many if not most were willing to help the escaped American's. He almost made it to safety, but a friendly family turned traitor and turned him in to the Japanese to be captured a second time. His story is one of courage and bravery. I liked the after remarks that told a bit of what happened to some of the other men in the story and the Lieutenant. I thank Lieutenant Bill Harris for telling his story so that we might understand this portion of the war. It was both interesting and informative. I did enjoy the story and I learned a lot I did not know. I would recommend this story. The narrator did a fantastic job and every word was understood. The explanation of the terms and language was wonderful. The descriptions of the islands and the scenery as well as the native people was amazing. Thanks to Dan Hampton for writing the story, to John Pruden for the narration, to Macmillan Audio for recording and publishing it and to NetGalley for making the audio book available to me to listen to and review.