Review: Exceptional and Harrowing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
First I must say that Gerald Coffee has an exceptional knack for crafting beautiful, intense imagery with his words. You feel as if his account is being played on a movie screen rather than being read. The capture of this American hero is one that will inspire you as well as tie your gut in knots.Gerald Coffee comes face to face with his enemies in Vietnam after his plane is shot down. He is captured and taken from one make shift prison after another, neglected, interrogated, and tortured. While Gerald sees the terrible darkness of humanity, he also experiences kindness from some of the Vietnamese people who did the right thing despite personal losses or politics. Gerald's account makes me marvel at his strength in the face of such adversity. He had the will to survive despite his seemingly bleak outlook.A truly inspirational American military biography that will have you quickly turning the pages to read more.