That said, it is a story worth being considered, as it provides insight into the often shadowy world of organized crime, at least as it was in the recent past.
-- Narrator (Introduction paragraph NA)

Importance: The narrator indicates that even though there are some questions about the factual nature of all of Sheeran’s claims, the book is still valuable despite those questions. It is suggested that Sheeran’s story provides information about organized crime.

The things his unit would find a Dachau would haunt his dreams for the rest of his life.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1 paragraph NA)

Importance: Sheeran’s unit was among the first soldiers who arrived to liberate Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp. Among other atrocities, they found prisoners left in train cars to die, and rooms full of dead bodies stacked one on top of the other.

A form of self-medication for his undiagnosed PTSD, this became a lifelong issue for him and, at some points, almost...
-- Narrator (Chapter 2 paragraph NA)