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

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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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • 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
  • Horizon of hurt
  • Digging the ashes
  • Ache from the Hacienda
  • Final days of Bataan
  • So utterly alone
  • Prerogative of madness
  • The Bilibid Prison respite
  • Three ships from Hell
  • Under the cold ground
  • Emancipation
  • A time to heal
Isbn
9780316318914
Instance
Label
A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption
Title
A bright and blinding sun
Title remainder
a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption
Statement of responsibility
Marcus Brotherton
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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"--
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Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
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Brotherton, Marcus
Dewey number
  • 940.54/7252095991
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
D805.P6
LC item number
B69 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Johnson, Joseph Quitman
  • Prisoners of war
  • Prisoners of war
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
Label
A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption, Marcus Brotherton
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bar code
31223143347574
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-305)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 -- Horizon of hurt -- Digging the ashes -- Ache from the Hacienda -- Final days of Bataan -- So utterly alone -- Prerogative of madness -- The Bilibid Prison respite -- Three ships from Hell -- Under the cold ground -- Emancipation -- A time to heal
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316318914
Lccn
2021947483
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), map
System control number
(OCoLC)1267752659
Label
A bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption, Marcus Brotherton
Publication
Copyright
Bar code
31223143347574
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-305)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 -- Horizon of hurt -- Digging the ashes -- Ache from the Hacienda -- Final days of Bataan -- So utterly alone -- Prerogative of madness -- The Bilibid Prison respite -- Three ships from Hell -- Under the cold ground -- Emancipation -- A time to heal
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316318914
Lccn
2021947483
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), map
System control number
(OCoLC)1267752659

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