On December 3, 1944, a young pilot (Major Robert F. Goldsworthy), along with his crew, is shot down over Japan on a mission to bomb the important and heavily defended Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Factory outside Tokyo. The pilot is captured and for the next nine months is beaten and starved, losing 80 pounds during his captivity. This book is a stirring eyewitness commentary on life in a Japanese Prison Camp. It is written with unique perception and a rare sense of humor. Fifty three years later, Robert and his wife, Jean, return to Japan on a mission of peace. They experience full circle of the real nature of kindness and thoughtfulness of the Japanese people. Former enemies meet as friends. This most memorable and solemn occasion helps build bridges from one nation to another and is an enduring lesson for mankind, exemplifying the value of forgiveness and ultimately realizing the useless hatred that killed so many Japanese and Americans.