This book discusses the crash landing of a cargo plane full of US Army nurses and medics into Nazi occupied territory in Albania. The survivors would endure many hardships, from the weather to dodging bullets. This book is a story about courage and survival, and the willpower to return home that people shared.

I have read another book by this author and enjoyed it, more than this one. This book had an amazing story that I had not heard before. The book was well-researched and full of factual information that I found very interesting. At times, the writing did seem to slog on more than was necessary. I feel that there were definitely sections that could have been more to the point. That being said, I enjoyed the book and liked learning about these people.