A BRIGHT AND BLINDING SUN: A World War II Story of Survival, Love, and Redemption

Joe Johnson Jr. ran away from home at the age of 12 and talked his way into the U.S. Army two years later. He visited a teenage prostitute, and they became unlikely, smitten allies. Joe and his fellow soldiers fought four brutal months in Bataan and Corregidor, until they were forced to surrender. He endured years of horror as a prisoner of war. 16 pages of photos, some in color.