| Description |
viii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Little bird walking -- Last days of boyhood -- Where Sea and sky meet -- Lost babes in the woods -- The girl named Perpetua -- She'll make you a star -- Part II. Horizon of hurt -- Digging the ashes -- Ache for the hacienda -- Final days of Bataan -- So utterly alone -- Part III. Prerogative of madness -- The Bilibid Prison respite -- Three ships from hell -- Under the cold ground -- Emancipation -- A time to heal. |
| Summary |
"Joe Johnson Jr. ran away from home at the age of 12, hopping a freight train at the height of the Great Depression. He managed to talk his way into the U.S. Army two years later. Seeking freedom and adventure, he was sent to the Philippines. Adrift in spirit, Joe visited a teenage prostitute, and they became unlikely, smitten allies. Yet when the Japanese attacked on December 8, 1941, their hopes of being together had to wait. Joe and his fellow soldiers fought for four brutal months in Bataan and Corregidor, until they were forced to surrender. The boy endured years of horror as a prisoner of war, only dreaming about seeing again the girl he’d come to love. This lyrically written and deeply encouraging saga will remind you that every life can be lifted, forgiveness is the patron of restoration, and redemption is available to all."--publisher's website. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-305) |
| Subject |
Johnson, Joseph Quitman.
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Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Bataan (Philippines : Province)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
World War II story of survival, love, and redemption |
| ISBN |
9780316318914 |
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0316318914 |
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