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No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today


Publishing Details

Full Title:

No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today

Contributors:

By (Author) Christopher Edmonds
By (author) Douglas Century

ISBN:

9780062905024

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperOne

Publication Date:

6th January 2021

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Second World War
History of the Americas

Dewey:

940.547243092

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

252g

Description


In the tradition of #1 New York Times bestsellers like Unbroken, Boys on the Boat, and Band of Brothers, No Surrender is an unforgettable story of a fathers extraordinary acts of valor in World War II and a sons thrilling journey to discover theman epic narrative of bravery, compassion, and faith.

Like most members of the Greatest Generation, Roddie Edmonds, a humble American soldier from East Tennessee, rarely spoke about his experiences during World War II. Not even his son Chris knew the full details of Roddies capture at the Battle of the Bulge or his captivity at Stalag IXA, a Nazi POW camp. But when Chriss daughter was assigned a family history project, Chris reread Roddies wartime diaries, which set in motion a series of life-changing events.

Called to learn his fathers story with a renewed sense of passion and purpose, Chris embarked on a years-long journey, interviewing surviving POWs under Roddies command, and retracing his fathers footsteps, from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where a boyish Roddie transformed into a seasoned leader of men, to the patch of grass near Ziegenhain, Germany, where he stared evil in the eye and dared a Nazi to shoot.

Along with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Century, Chris Edmonds takes us to the front lines of this inspiring multigenerational story, revealing in gripping, novelistic detail Roddies previously untold heroismand the lasting effects his bravery had on the lives of thousands, then and now. Whats most remarkable about my journey to discover what my father did in the Second World War, Chris writes, was the realization that any one of us has the untapped potential to do something incredibly courageous. . . . We all have the potential to change the world simply by standing up for whats right.

A shining example of the transformative and redemptive power of moral courage, No Surrender is a celebration of faith, family, and servicethe very characteristics that define us today.


Reviews

Theres perhaps no greater untold story to come out of World War II. Its a heck of a father-son story, but its also a tale of the power of one man to do something selfless that forever changes a life. Newsweek After his fathers death, Chris Edmonds journeyed across the US and to Germany to discover his fathers heroic past. No Surrender is a quintessential American story of bravery, compassion, and righteousness told by an admiring son. James Bradley,New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers Roddie Edmonds is a hero for our ageor any age. His storyof principled defiance in the face of evil is an inspiration and a challenge. In No Surrender, Chris Edmonds and Douglas Century have given us the one righteous man whose goodness spares us all. MitchellZuckoff,New York Times bestselling author of Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 A fascinating war story...a you-are-there portrait of the horrors of war and the incredible effect one selfless person can have on hundreds. Kirkus Reviews In this page-turning memoir, Edmonds and Century chronicle the WWII experiences of Edmonds late father, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds[and] have skillfully transformed war records, interviews, and archival data into a dramatic accountMore than a story of brothers in arms, this work is a sons labor of love. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

Author Bio

Douglas Century recently collaborated on two New York Times Bestsellers: William Queen's Under and Alone and, with Rick Cowan, Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire (a finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award in Best Fact Crime).

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