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

In the tradition of #1 New York Times bestsellers like Unbroken, Boys on the Boat, Band of Brothers,and Schindler’s List, No Surrender is an unforgettable story of a father’s extraordinary acts of valor in thetreacherous final days of World War II and a son’s thrilling journey todiscover them―anepic narrative of bravery, compassion,and faith. In NoSurrender, Chris Edmonds tells the inspiring and unforgettable storyof his father, Roddie, a humble American soldier and his incredible acts of heroismin 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 nearZiegenhain, Germany. A simple, soft-spoken man, Roddie was also a man of deepinner strength and unwavering Christian faith. Driven to the limits ofendurance, he stared down the barrel of his Nazi captor’s pistol and refused tosay which of his fellow prisoners of war were Jewish, staring evil in the eyeand daring the Nazi to shoot. Roddie's act ofdefiance spared the lives of as many as 200 Jews and the lives of theinfantryman under his command. Inspired by his father’s story, Chris Edmonds embarked on a years-long journey,interviewing surviving POWs under Roddie’s command, and retracing Roddie's footsteps to learn about his unspoken braveryduring World War II. Along with New York Times bestsellingauthor Douglas Century, Edmonds takes us to the front lines of this inspiringmulti-generational story, revealing in gripping, novelistic detail Roddie’spreviously untold heroism―and the lasting effects his bravery had on the livesof thousands, then and now. “What was most remarkable about my journey todiscover what my father did during the war,” Chris writes, “was the realizationthat any one of us has the untapped potential to do something incrediblycourageous. We all have the potential to change the world simply by standing upfor what’s right.” Spanning seven decades and linking a sprawling cast of heroes from every corner of the country, No Surrender 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.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 continue to define ustoday.   Read more