"In 1966, flying combat missions off the USS Kittyhawk, Navy pilot Gerald Coffee was downed over North Vietnam and held for 7 years in Hanoi's infamous communist prisons. His riveting account of courage and honor, despite appalling degradation, demonstrates how to not merely survive but go beyond survival"--Back cover.

I surrender -- The enemy's other face -- Forgiving oneself -- The "fiery forge" -- Passageways through fear -- From "why me?" to "show me!" -- A letter home -- Like steel, we are tempered by extremes -- The "commune" of communicating -- The Hanoi march -- Jerry Jr. -- Embracing the good fairy -- Unity over self -- Hanoi moon -- God = strength -- Peepholes and cracks -- Free to choose -- Kinship with all life -- The voice of Vietnam -- Peace with honor -- Celebration -- Beyond survival -- Epilogue: "And then what happened?".