Hold Strong A Novel
Hold Strong A Novel by Robert Dugoni is a historical fiction work published by Amazon Publishing in 2025, featuring 543 pages in English. This narrative centers on Sam Carlson, a projectionist from small-town Minnesota, whose life takes a dramatic turn when he is captured as a POW during World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Bataan Death March and the harrowing conditions aboard the cargo ship Arisan Maru, highlighting themes of love, heroism, and resilience.
Readers will find an inspiring tale that intertwines the lives of Sam and his college-bound sweetheart, Sarah Haber, who uses her mathematical skills in code breaking to aid the war effort. As Sarah intercepts crucial information regarding a Japanese convoy, the stakes rise, leading to a pivotal moment that connects their fates. This novel, based on true events, delves into the challenges faced during one of history’s darkest periods, exploring the depths of faith and courage amid adversity.
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From Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, and Chris Crabtree comes an epic and inspiring novel–based on true events–about love, heroism, and resilience during the darkest chapters of World War II.
Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white–for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful.
Determined to use her math skills on the home front, Sarah is recruited to Washington, DC, into the covert field of code breaking. When Sarah intercepts a message about a Japanese convoy, the US Navy’s mission is clear: sink the Arisan Maru and send it to the bottom of the South China Sea. Now, the lives of the two young lovers are about to inadvertently collide in one of the most shocking acts of World War II.
Anchored in an extraordinary true story and breathlessly re-created, Hold Strong is a one-of-a-kind novel that explores faith, courage, survival, and coming home against insurmountable odds.
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