Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan,The Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Prom ise Kept

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Bob Welch

Resolve

From the Jungles of WW II Bataan,The Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Prom ise Kept

Bob Welch

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
25 September 2013

Biography: historical, political & military; Asian history; Military history; Second World War

On 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.

One of them was twenty-three-year-old Clay Conner Jr., who had never even camped before . . .

The 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.

But 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.

Resolve is the story of an unlikely hero who never surrendered to the enemy-and of a soldier who never gave up hope.

On 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.

One of them was twenty-three-year-old Clay Conner Jr., who had never even camped before . . .

The 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.

But 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.

Resolve is the story of an unlikely hero who never surrendered to the enemy-and of a soldier who never gave up hope.

By: Bob Welch
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780425257746
ISBN 10: 0425257746
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 25 September 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bob Welch is the award-winning author of thirteen books and the general columnist at the Register-Guard 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 Reader's Digest, Sports Illustrated, Runner's World, and Los Angeles. He is the founding director of the Beachside Writers Workshop, and has enlightened thousands across the country with his inspirational speaking.

Reviews for Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan,The Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Prom ise Kept

Utterly fantastic...Welch is as fine a nonfiction writer as America has ever produced. --Marcus Brotherton, author of Shifty's War A spellbinding drama. --Forrest Bryant Johnson, author of The Last Camel Charge Stories like Clay Conner's--unlike any other war story I'm aware of--remind us of the perseverance, courage, and hope that we must carry on in their honor. --Congressman Mike Pence, Indiana