Hell's Guest

By: Col. Glenn D. Frazier

Narrated by: John Schmidt

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

"It was the 1930s in southern Alabama where cotton and cornfields were the backdrop of my childhood stage. I was growing up just like everyone else - wrapped in a simple and predictable way of life. Folks were the same, weather was the same, the calendar was the same. It was such an uncomplicated time that I could never have imagined that in just a few short years the entire world would be engulfed in war and that I would be caught in the middle of it. Where I lived in Lowndes County, events in Europe and Asia, as menacing as they were, seemed light-years away. I would soon discover that they were not so far away after all."

So begins this powerful memoir about a teenage boy who, during the summer of 1941 after his high school graduation, realizes he’s in love with a 16-year-old beautiful brunette he has known since first grade. In the heat of a grief-stricken and passion-filled moment, however, he makes an impulsive decision that will change his life in a dark and cruel way. Running away from home, he falsifies his age and hurriedly joins the Army, telling none of his family or friends. Within a month, he is halfway around the world, stationed in the Philippines, propelled into manhood, and all too soon engaged in horrific combat against the Japanese.

After months of fierce fighting, Frazier's heart is broken and his mind is numb as he watches while Old Glory is lowered and replaced by the Japanese flag of the Rising Sun. Overnight everything changes and his freedom, along with the freedom of thousands of others, instantly disappears. During the next seven nights and six days, and for 90 miles, he is subjected to the unspeakable and inhumane horrors of the infamous Bataan Death March. But that is just the beginning. Frazier becomes a shell of a man as he suffers three and a half years of brutal and unmerciful treatment as a prisoner of war in the Philippines and later in Japan.

This compelling story will make you keep listening until the last chapter is heard and true freedom and peace are regained.

"Colonel Frazier's story of survival makes him a hero - his story of forgiveness makes him a legend!" (Timothy Frost, retired Staff Sergeant, United States Army)

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Wonderful story!

Wonderful story told by someone whose voice just makes you think you're sitting on the couch talking to COL Frazier.

Love and miss Col. Glenn

Col. Glenn is an amazing man, now truly home in heaven. Tears stream down my face from about chapter 4 through the whole book. Thank God for Col. Glenn telling his story, and may his legacy of forgiveness live on.

Raw and emotional

Incredibly emotional, an inspiring story of struggle and perseverance. I just couldn't stop listening to it.

Wishing I had read it sooner.

I had the privilege of meeting Colonel Fraser at a book signing in Alabama about 6 years ago talked with him about 15 minutes could have talked to him for hours. I bought three copies of his book one for myself one for each of my son's. unfortunately I never got around to reading it
but then seen it was on audio and bought it wish I had read it sooner. thank you sir for your service.

Great Story

It was just like listening to an old friend tell a story. It is truly amazing what some people go through and survived.

the experiences of a p o w and seeking forgiveness

this was a great book about the experiences other pow in Japanese prison camps during World War II. also, equally important, was the journey to seek forgiveness so he can heal from the mental wounds he experienced as a prisoner of war

Must read/listen

Great book to put today's life in perspective that whatever troubles you're going through could be a hell of a lot worse.

Amazing story!

What an amazing story. I can't even imagine the struggle Colonel Frazier had while he was a POW. This is a very easy listen and will put in perspective the hard things in your life.

Missing section in chapter 11

Maybe it was a bad download, but I read this book a while back and wanted to listen to it again, there was a whole section of chapter 11 missing. I already knew what happened but it was a little jarring to have the chapter cut off mid sentence and chapter 12 start.

It was a good story but not a great story.

First of all this story had a great ending in what Col. Frazier found, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that he could overcome the hatred of the Japanese people. And second, I do realize that this is one personal account of what happened on Bataan. And I do wish that I had read this book 1st. But after reading Michael and Elizabeth Norman's Book Tears in the Darkness, I found that it had a more detailed account from hundreds of survivors of both of the Bataan death march and the POW prisons in Japan. I also found that Colonel Frazier's account of years after the war seemed a bit boring at times. I do not want to take anything away from him for I know he suffered greatly at the hands of the Japanese. But both Tears in the Darkness and Unbroken are far better written books on the accounts of men suffering and overcoming their hatred for a enemy that was barbaric and cruel beyond all measure.