Herman Perry was born in North Carolina in 1922. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1941, following Pearl Harbor. He did not attend his first draft board appointment and was arrested for non-compliance. As a soldier in the Army's 849th Engineer Aviation Battalion, he served in the China-Burma-India Theater, helping to construct the Ledo Road. In 1944, Perry's commanding officer was attempting to collect him for dereliction of duty. Perry was not keen to go back to prison, as he was aware of all the mistreatment of prisoners that went on there and hit the officer with his rifle. This blow to the stomach would ultimately kill him. Subsequently, Perry went on the lam, living in the jungle. A manhunt of dramatic proportions ensured to apprehend Perry. Eventually Perry was apprehended in 1945.

This man was determined to flee from justice, and it was amazing to me how he fell in with local tribesmen to helped him. I thought this book was really interesting and I learned a great deal from it.