Marcus Brotherton

The Long March Home tells the story of three childhood friends who joined the army before World War 2 and found themselves later as prisoners of war in the Pacific theater. The story is told with flashbacks to their growing up in the American South before the war interspersed with their time in the war.

I have been interested in World War 2 for some time, but I wasn’t very versed in the army experience in the Pacific, and even less in the POW experience. The characters go through the Bataan Death March and go through the horrific torture imposed by their Japanese captors. They draw on faith, love for their comrades, and inner courage to survive one of the most horrific war crimes in history.

I consider it a form of gratitude to read about the experience of veterans like these men and to appreciate—even from afar and indirectly—their sacrifice and service. These soldiers were real people, with families, dreams, histories, and futures (all too often cut short by death) before they joined or were sent to fight to save the world from evil.

Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee did a good job bringing their characters to life without simplifying or patronizing the memory of the experiences of the men they were based on.

I recommend this to anyone interested in the Pacific experience in the Second World War.… (más)

The story is told from the time in the Pacific in 1942 with flashbacks to their time back in Alabama growing up in the late 1930s in Alabama. The story unfolds more and more as the memories come. It is a remarkably well written story!

I am not one to choose a war story. For some reason I could not pass this one up. It is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. For a Christian publishing company it is really outside the norm. It is real. It is gritty. I could not put this thing down!

It packed a punch. I suspect this is a story I won't easily forget. It is haunting and thought provoking and has brought me to a deeper respect for those who served our nation in such atrocious circumstances. War is ugly and evil and no one comes out unscathed. But God...

I was thrilled to be a part of this blog tour with Revell Publishing. The book was sent to me free of charge from the publisher and I was only asked to give an honest review.… (más)