{"product_id":"resolve-from-the-jungles-of-ww-ii-bataan-the-epic-story-of-a-soldier-a-flag-and-a-promise-kept-paperback","title":"Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan, the Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Promise Kept - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Welch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn April 9, 1942, thousands of U.S. soldiers surrendered as the Philippines island of Luzon fell to the Japanese. But a few hundred Americans placed their faith in their own hands and headed for the jungles. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of them was twenty-three-year-old Clay Conner Jr., who had never even camped before . . .  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe obstacles to Conner's survival were as numerous as the enemy soldiers who ultimately put a price on his head: among them malaria, heat, jungle rot, snakes, and mosquitoes. Beyond that, the human threats of betrayal, capture, torture, and death. And, finally, he had to overcome self-doubt, struggle with the despair of burying comrades, deal with friction among his fellow American soldiers, and find a way to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if conflict reveals character, Conner showed himself to be a man apart. Inspired by an unlikely alliance with a tribe of arrow-shooting pygmies, by the words in a dog-eared New Testament, and by a tattered American flag that he vowed to someday triumphantly fly at battalion headquarters, Conner emerged victorious from the jungle--after almost three years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eResolve \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of an unlikely hero who never surrendered to the enemy--and of a soldier who never gave up hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Welch\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of thirteen books and the general columnist at the \u003ci\u003eRegister-Guard\u003c\/i\u003e in Eugene, Oregon. He has served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and has had articles published in such magazines as \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founding director of the Beachside Writers Workshop, and has enlightened thousands across the country with his inspirational speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691792732223,"sku":"9780425257746","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1af69dd880a7b9fa73789a286743b74b.webp?v=1764993240","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/resolve-from-the-jungles-of-ww-ii-bataan-the-epic-story-of-a-soldier-a-flag-and-a-promise-kept-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}