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The characters were endearing, the treachery made me anxious, and the story consumed me totally. To imagine this actually happened is enough to make your whole world spin. It was easy to slip into their world and ask yourself if you could have done it as they had I do not give high ratings and I am not really a book person but I needed something to pass the time on the train for my daily commute. I would often sit at work and zone out of meetings to digest what I had read that morning. I was so sad when the story ended. It was as if I was saying goodbye to old friends for which together we had been through so much. I would highly recommend this.Also, how is this not a movie? We keep getting stupid reboots while great epics like this one are tucked away in the annals of history. Get it together, Hollywood! Furthermore, I used to think the greatest true story leadership read was Shackletons Endurance. 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