Major Aloysius Suttmann was interviewed by Lt. Colonel Carol Erich Ph.D. in the summer of 1981. Lt. Colonel Eric was completing her dissertation on why some POW’s survived while others did not. This book is the literal transcription of eighteen hours of that interview. It provides a one-of-a-kind eyewitness account about what really happened on Bataan in WWII to The Defenders of Bataan including the Bataan Death March, POW camps in the Philippines, and POW camps in Japan including the last one Major Suttmann was in, Roshu Roki, twenty-five miles from Hiroshima. He was there on August 6,, 1945, the day the atomic bomb was dropped. An incredibly relevant book for today, it is a firsthand reminder of The Greatest Generation. From Disc Two Track Three Major Suttmann quotes… My feeling is that the generation that was born after World War I, that became the soldiers of World War II, came through some very, very tough times. The society of that time was not exactly Victorian-like but once the roaring 20s were over, they took on a very rigid attitude because of the depression and everything. As a result, you had deep respect for authority for your parents, for your teachers and for your country, and I think that helped make the finest army of this country, ever. I don't think you'll ever assemble another group of men of that number… you are talking somewhere around ten million people, that had the dedication and commitment to soldiering like that group did. I really didn't find too many bad soldiers. Actually, I can't think of a really bad soldier I had. Hey! There was plenty of them that had fear. I had fear. But the commitment to get the job done, to do as you were told, even in the face of death crossing that field,… You had to be crazy to cross that field when they were firing! The commitment was such and the dedication was such, I’ve never seen it since and maybe never will again. I think it was one of the finest armies ever assembled, the WWII forces. Had to be. Considering the odds they had to face.