I was expecting to learn about Mr. Ladd's experience in the military while at the same time I was intrigued about how they relate to his Christian values. I am a Christian. I found myself struggling with this book. What I first noticed in the beginning was that while I did appreciate getting to know Mr. Ladd and what his childhood was like growing up until he enlisted, the chapters read more like snippets. This was a little clunky to read as I would start to be interested in a section of the book or that topic and then it would end and the next part would jump around to a different time period.

After I got used to this, the second part of this book was while Mr. Ladd really started explaining how military and religion intertwine. Again, I found this enlightening but at times I know Mr. Ladd did not mean to but it came off preachy. This could have been helped if the length of the topic had been shortened just a little. For example, Mr. Ladd talks about the subject of alcohol. This goes on for several pages. After a while my feelings went from intrigued to semi-intrigued. Yet, I came to realize that this book really should be read slower and in small portions. This way you can reflect more on what Mr. Ladd is talking about. I did get from this book that Mr. Ladd has a deep understanding of the world and that God is great.