{"product_id":"no-surrender-a-father-a-son-and-an-extraordinary-act-of-heroism-that-continues-to-live-on-today-isbn-9780062905017","title":"No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers like \u003cem\u003eUnbroken, Boys on the Boat, Band of Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable story of a father’s extraordinary acts of valor in the\u003cbr\u003etreacherous final days of World War II and a son’s thrilling journey to\u003cbr\u003ediscover them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—an\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eepic narrative of bravery, compassion,\u003cbr\u003eand faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003eSurrender,\u003c\/em\u003e Chris Edmonds tells the inspiring and unforgettable story\u003cbr\u003eof his father, Roddie, a humble American soldier and his incredible acts of heroism\u003cbr\u003ein the waning days of World War II. Captured at the Battle of the Bulge, Roddie Edmonds was the highest-ranking American solider at Stalag 9A, a POW camp near\u003cbr\u003eZiegenhain, Germany. A simple, soft-spoken man, Roddie was also a man of deep\u003cbr\u003einner strength and unwavering Christian faith. Driven to the limits of\u003cbr\u003eendurance, he stared down the barrel of his Nazi captor’s pistol and refused to\u003cbr\u003esay which of his fellow prisoners of war were Jewish, staring evil in the eye\u003cbr\u003eand daring the Nazi to shoot. Roddie's act of\u003cbr\u003edefiance spared the lives of as many as 200 Jews and the lives of the\u003cbr\u003einfantryman under his command. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by his father’s story, Chris Edmonds embarked on a years-long journey,\u003cbr\u003einterviewing surviving POWs under Roddie’s command, and retracing Roddie's footsteps to learn about his unspoken bravery\u003cbr\u003eduring World War II. Along with \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling\u003cbr\u003eauthor Douglas Century, Edmonds takes us to the front lines of this inspiring\u003cbr\u003emulti-generational story, revealing in gripping, novelistic detail Roddie’s\u003cbr\u003epreviously untold heroism—and the lasting effects his bravery had on the lives\u003cbr\u003eof thousands, then and now. “What was most remarkable about my journey to\u003cbr\u003ediscover what my father did during the war,” Chris writes, “was the realization\u003cbr\u003ethat any one of us has the untapped potential to do something incredibly\u003cbr\u003ecourageous. We all have the potential to change the world simply by standing up\u003cbr\u003efor what’s right.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning seven decades and linking a sprawling cast of heroes from every corner of the country, \u003cem\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e is an utterly compelling page-turner that recounts major events of World War II and United States Army initiatives that helped the Allies win the war – from the Battle of the Bulge to the massacre at Malmedy to and the now-little-known Army Specialized Training Program, which trained \"geeks\" or \"Quiz Kids\" from all over the country—Bob Dole, Kurt Vonnegut, Mel Brooks, and Henry Kissinger among them—to fight the Nazis in the European theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shining example of the transformative and redemptive power of moral courage, \u003cem\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of faith,\u003cbr\u003efamily, and service, the very characteristics that continue to define us\u003cbr\u003etoday.  \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Roddie Edmonds is a hero for our age—or any age. His story of principled defiance in the face of evil is an inspiration and a challenge. In \u003cem\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e, Chris Edmonds and Douglas Century have given us the one righteous man whose goodness spares us all.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Fall and Rise: The Story of 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“After his father’s death, Chris Edmonds journeyed across the US and to Germany to discover his father’s heroic past. \u003cem\u003eNo Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e is a quintessential American story of bravery, compassion, and righteousness told by an admiring son.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this page-turning memoir, Edmonds and Century chronicle the WWII experiences of Edmond’s late father, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds…[and] have skillfully transformed war records, interviews, and archival data into a dramatic account…More than a story of brothers in arms, this work is a son’s labor of love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s perhaps no greater untold story to come out of World War II. It’s a heck of a father-son story, but it’s also a tale of the power of one man to do something selfless that forever changes a life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888992186597,"sku":"NP9780062905017","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062905017.jpg?v=1730230256","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/no-surrender-a-father-a-son-and-an-extraordinary-act-of-heroism-that-continues-to-live-on-today-isbn-9780062905017","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}