A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption / Marcus Brotherton.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: The New York Times best-selling author tells the true story of an underage solder who joined the Army at age fourteen and was sent to the Philippines after Pearl Harbor, where he became a prisoner of war.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Joe Johnson Jr. ran away from home at the age of 12, hopping a freight train at the height of the Great Depression. Two years later, he managed to talk his way into the U.S. Army. Seeking freedom and adventure, he was sent to the Philippines. After a misstep with a teenage prostitute, he vowed to right the wrongs he'd done and help the girl have a better life. Yet when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, his hopes of being with the girl had to wait. Joe and his fellow soldiers fought for four brutal months in Bataan and Corregidor, until they were forced to surrender. Joe endured years of horror as a prisoner of war, only dreaming about seeing again the girl he'd come to love"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-305).
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    • Other Titles:
      Bright & blinding sun.
    • ISBN:
      9780316318914
      0316318914
    • Accession Number:
      bl2022014973
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1128851