本书以幸存者的亲身经历，还原当年集中营内部的真实情况，甚至首次披露美国及日本当年关于潍县集中营的官方资料。
本书力求真实地再现潍县集中营这段鲜为人知的历史，全面客观地反映当时恶劣的环境下中国人民与在集中营外籍人士的守望相助，以及中国人民对外籍人士的真挚情感。
本书对于后人反思战争、传递和平意念有着具有非常重要的意义。

Prelude
Foreword
Chapter 1: Historical Background of Weihsein Internment Camp
1.1 Outbreak of the Pacific War
1.2 Conditions of Westerners in China
1.3 History of the Taylor Family in China
Chapter 2: Paradise and Hell
2.1 The Ancient Town of Weihsein
2.2 Ledaoyuan of Weihsein
2.3 Establishment of Weihsein Internment Camp
2.4 The Unknown Days
Chapter 3: Days in the Internment Camp
3.1 Overview of the Camp
3.2 Autonomous Committee
3.3 A Beacon in the Darkness
3.4 Great Invention
3.5 Living on Optimistically and Tenaciously
3.6 "Bamboo Radio"
Chapter 4: Transactions under Bayonet
Chapter 5: Deep Love and Sustained Friendship
Chapter 6: Crossing the Line between Life and Death
Chapter 7: The Flying Scotsman
Chapter 8: The Path to Freedom
8.1 The Days Towards Freedom
8.2 On the Way Home
Chapter 9: The Past is Never Past
Postscript
Acknowledgements
Appendix 1 Chronology of Weihsein Internment Camp
Appendix 2 Name List of Western Detainees of Weihsein Internment Camp
Appendix 3 Collection of Photos of the Movie The Last Race