{"product_id":"great-american-wartime-survival-stories-tom-mccarthy-9781493084302","title":"Great American Wartime Survival Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eCourage is not the absence of fear but rather the ability and pluck to face fear and move on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat American Wartime Survival Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary collection of stories presenting indefatigable human beings caught in circumstances that summoned extraordinary resilience and strength: a plane crash in the jungles of Burma, a Pacific typhoon, perilous flight from Confederate soldiers intent on killing the enemy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heroes within these stories are unflappable, gifted with the strength and perseverance to calmly face their Maker and move ahead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin each of these enduring stories is an uplifting lesson on the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, among the ten riveting stories in this collection, you will read of a group of imprisoned American sailors trapped in a foul Philippine jail at the turn of the 19th century; an account of two Union prisoners on the run making their way through Confederate territory; and the men on American naval ships caught in a typhoon during World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther stories include a young mother caught in the siege of Vicksburg; the survivors of the torpedoed USS Indianapolis floating helplessly in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and the brave and unsuspecting soldiers in and around Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat American Wartime Survival Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is, more than anything, an inspiring collection of hope from those who made it through the most trying of circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493084305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493084302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tom McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934063845631,"sku":"9781493084302","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e9ace56-6478-413a-939a-75e5fe36039b.jpg?v=1721790258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-american-wartime-survival-stories-tom-mccarthy-9781493084302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}