{"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\u003cbr\u003e***\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\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable.\"--\u003cb\u003eMark Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Scarlet Sky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Packed with tension.\"--\u003cb\u003eLisa Wingate\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Such real characters.\"--\u003cb\u003eRhys Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Venice Sketchbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting.\"--\u003cb\u003eMark Greaney\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Gray Man series \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Utterly compelling.\"--\u003cb\u003eSusan Meissner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Fragile Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simply magnificent.\"--\u003cb\u003eDon Bentley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHostile Intent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dazzling.\"--\u003cb\u003eJoseph Finder\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHouse on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tremendous story.\"--\u003cb\u003eAndrew Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Madagascar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully and faultlessly told.\"--\u003cb\u003eSteve Martini\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Flag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleming H. Revell Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800742768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Marcus Brotherton, Tosca Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084116230325,"sku":"9780800742768","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1fd83aa4-00cf-4b58-9069-e7b7631d13da.jpg?v=1692110751","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-long-march-home-a-world-war-ii-novel-of-the-pacific-9780800742768","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}