pThis book is a thrilling account of a person who was raised in poverty and by sheer will of determination overcame impossible obstacles to become an intelligence officer during the Korean War, an honor graduate of Temple University Law School, a prominent assistant DA in Philadelphia, a leading Civil Rights attorney, and a successful advocate for thousands of clients.ppppHis description of his childhood during the 1930s Depression and the many jobs he worked at during this period and in his later teen years will amaze the reader.ppppHis description of his parents, siblings, and children is especially poignant. As a child, his father was constantly leaving the family for months on end and finally left for good when the author was about thirteen years old. He describes the hardships during this period and his ability to overcome these conditions.ppppThe author also describes his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, to become an officer during the Korean War as well as his duties in the Ar