Wow! I devoured the book over the weekend. I couldn't put it down once I got to Part 2. I did not expect to like it as much as I did based on the initial sample that I read from Amazon. It is soppy in the beginning and also in the end, but I thought the middle was excellent. Jon was correct that it did capture the experiences of other people besides Louie, and I think that helped my enjoyment. I learned
lots about WW2 history, and I think I'm going to do more research before the discussion.
The author has a website, but it doesn't have much substance to it. The photos are the same as what is featured in the book. The video is definitely soppy (and too short)!
http://www.laurahillenbrandbooks.com
The price is a bit expensive ($12.99 thanks to agency pricing), and unfortunately the wait list was too long at my library. Therefore, I purchased the EPUB version. Sometimes you don't know what kind of formatting you are going to get with non-fiction ebooks. I was pleasantly surprised that the photos were contained within each chapter rather than as a grouped section. Also each chapter had a few end-notes with more detailed notes at the end of the book.