War in the Land of Egypt

In class, we were assigned to read War in the land of Egypt. I found this book to be very interesting. The story takes place during the 1973 Yom Kippur war. The author fuscous on one young man in particular, named Masri, who is sent into the Egyptian army. The story is told through several perspectives such as, the Umda, a broker, Masri friend, and father, the commanding officer, and an investigator. This was great because it helped the story truly come alive.
I thought it was very interesting, that Masri perspective was never shared. Then again, when you think about it, what really would he have to say, and even if there was something would it have changed his future? For he never had a choice in what he did. His father was the one who made the decision to send Masri in place of the Umda son. This also makes me question, should Masri really be considered a hero because of the choice others made for him?