Winner
40 Thieves on Saipan
Author: Cynthia Kraack
Published: 2020
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In today’s individualistic culture, the strength of forty individuals bonded into one team is a valuable story. Tachovsky demanded that each man have the back of any other man. There was no room for prejudice. Training required ruthless hand-to-hand fighting to combat a brutal enemy. Witnessing atrocities and watching buddies die raised ordinary men to extraordinary heroes. The bond of embracing common goals changed everything. Stepping outside one’s own circle can raise the value of one’s life. These are timeless lessons lost in a competitive world.
A handful of the Thieves did not come home and many who did come home were not successful in rejoining the society they had fought to defend. The U.S. does not always value its veterans, but this book does. Families of the 40 Thieves have pride in their father’s heroics. The story neither sugar-coats, nor glorifies, the reality of war. A true lesson