{"product_id":"the-long-march-home-a-world-war-ii-novel-of-the-pacific-9780800742768","title":"The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great read.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read literary triumph.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Propfield joined the army for two reasons: to get out of Mobile, Alabama, with his best friends Hank and Billy and to forget his high school sweetheart, Claire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife in the Philippines seems like paradise--until the morning of December 8, 1941, when news comes from Manila: Imperial Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. Within hours, the teenage friends are plunged into war as enemy warplanes attack Luzon, beginning a battle for control of the Pacific Theater that will culminate with a last stand on the Bataan Peninsula and end with the largest surrender of American troops in history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows will become known as one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare: the Bataan Death March. With no hope of rescue, the three friends vow to make it back home together. But the ordeal is only the beginning of their nearly four-year fight to survive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eInspired by true stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Long March Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrotherton, Marcus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMarcus Brotherton\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author or coauthor of more than 25 books that have been called \"fascinating,\" \"brilliantly arranged,\" \"magical,\" and \"refreshingly frank.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee, Tosca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTosca Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of 11 novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Line Between\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Progeny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Legend of Sheba\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIscariot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLee's work has been praised as \"deeply human,\" \"powerful,\" and \"mind-bending historical fiction.\"","brand":"Fleming H. Revell Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607517892882,"sku":"9780800742768","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0bb0c86-b8a7-4afb-8264-4597d12de4f1.jpg?v=1770979216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-march-home-a-world-war-ii-novel-of-the-pacific-9780800742768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}