{"product_id":"the-long-march-home-a-world-war-ii-novel-of-the-pacific-9780800742768b","title":"The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eInspired by true stories, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Long March Home \u003c\/span\u003eis a gripping coming-of-age tale of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of unrelenting hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Revell","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872558911568,"sku":"9780800742768B","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780800742768-l.jpg?v=1785896312","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-long-march-home-a-world-war-ii-novel-of-the-pacific-9780800742768b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}