While this book is a fine human interest story it fails in certain historical accounts. The author's insistence that Americans lost the tank battle at Sidi Bou Zid due to the superiority of German tanks is absolutely false. He insists that the Germans used Panthers in the battle, which never saw action in North Africa, and the number of Tigers in the battle were quite few although he alludes to substantial forces. This book is an interesting read but questionable in terms of historical accuracy.