While the brutal treatment of POWs by the Japanese during World War II has received plenty of attention, what sets this book apart is that the tale is told from the perspective of a handful of captives who used their religion and belief in a higher power to see them through the darkest of days. All these years later, the positive attitudes of the Latter-day Saint soldiers held in captivity, and the way it shaped their behavior, shines through in their stories.” —Lee Benson, columnist for the Deseret News and co-author of Soldier Slaves