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No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan

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An amazing story told by a POW who lived the horror and survived to tell us his experiences. We must not forget what these men of war endured, how they coped and what kept them going. The detail and the clarity of this book puts the reader right there beside Bilek through 3 plus years of hell. You won't go away unaffected.

This was an amazing book written in a very unique way. My favorite part about how the book was written is how he focused on the positives on what got him through this terrible experience, but still getting the point across of how horrific this event was in American history. All of you history buffs and novices alike out there NEED to read this book. Keep up the good work Mr. Bilek, great job!

Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. Bilek tells the untold story of thousands who endured horrible treatment, starvation, and enslavement in Japanese prison camps during WWII along with him. This is a real story about real people, and should be read by every American who enjoys the daily freedoms and simple pleasures we have here in the USA.

The book No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan needed to be written to tell the story of those who were forgotten on Bataan, and in Japan as POWS. The personal experiences of Tony, and those who experienced each moment of each day hungry and deprived of even the basic human necessities and rights makes a strong statement of the human desire to survive against all odds. Even more amazing to me is ability to come home after such an experience and continue with life, raise a family, and watch enemies become allies. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in what humans are capable of both for good and bad.

This book is a real page turner to the point that you want to keep reading the book until it is finished. It is hard to imagine the horrific conditions the pows were put through by the Japanese. Mr.Bileks story transforms you back to 1942 like it was yesterday and the war was underway. I can't believe that one person could survive the illness and the tourture that Mr. Bilek was put through. The story is amazing in a sense that everything was just fine and then in a flash everything was gone from water to freedom. I could not put this book down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
I was very impressed with Mr.Bileks memory on his details of his surroundings. The book No Uncle Sam receives a thumbs up in my view as a very good story and I cannot wait until this story becomes a movie.