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 father's extraordinary acts of valor in World
War II and a son's thrilling journey to discover them?an 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
Roddie's capture at the Battle of the Bulge or his captivity at Stalag
IXA, a Nazi POW camp. But when Chris's daughter was assigned a family
history project, Chris reread Roddie's wartime diaries, which set in
motion a series of life-changing events.
Called to learn his father's story with a renewed sense of passion and
purpose, Chris embarked on a years-long journey, interviewing surviving
POWs under Roddie's command, and retracing his father's 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 Roddie's previously
untold heroism--and the lasting effects his bravery had on the lives of
thousands, then and now. "What's 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 what's right."
A shining example of the transformative and redemptive power of moral
courage, No Surrender is a celebration of faith, family, and
service--the very characteristics that define us today.
