Description: Weaving together interviews with Thompson and his family; comments from friends, fellow soldiers, and other POWs; and excerpts from service records, medical reports, and intelligence briefings, journalist Tom Philpott creates a moving and compelling portrait of a complex and heroic figure.
Brief description: Tom Philpott is a syndicated columnist and freelancer writer. His weekly column, "Military Update," appears in more than forty daily newspapers in the United States and overseas. He lives in Centreville, Virginia.
Review Quotes: Told with skill and sensitivity...strikingly successful.--Anthony Day "Los Angeles Times"