Clay Conner on TV (1956)

Endorsements

• A poignant true story of a young man's coming-of-age at the beginning of WWII ... I found Resolve to be authentic and consistent with the hardship that were endured during the this time frame and locale.
  Val Conley
  President, National Association of State Women Veterans Coordinators
• A spellbinding drama ... Powerfully told with marvelous attention to historical detail, Welch locks you in suspense with his depiction of the true life story of a few Americans during the horrendous guerrilla "war in the shadows".
  Forrest Bryant Johnson
  author of Phantom Warrior and The Last Camel Charge
• Author Bob Welch relates a spellbinding drama of Lieutenant Clay Conners' struggle for survival as a guerrilla fighting the Japanese in the mountains and steaming jungles of Luzon after the Americans surrendered the Island early in World War II. Powerfully told with marvelous attention to historical detail. Welch locks you in suspense with his depiction of the true life story of a few Americans during the horrendous guerrilla “war in the shadows”. Only through their ingenuity and courage will they survive capture by a cruel enemy. The author captures and relates the sufferings, feelings and determination of those soldiers, bringing the reader, between a few tears, to cheer them on.
  Forrest Bryant Johnson
  author of Phantom Warrior and The Last Camel Charge
• Resolve is an intriguing blend of Unbroken and Robinson Crusoe. Welch's excellent writing shows the incredible strength of not only Clay Conner but also the Filipinos and Negritos who helped him and his men survive. This is more than a book about war, but a book about friendships growing and thriving in the most difficult of circumstances.
  Mike Yorkey
  author of Linspired: The Remarkable Rise of Jeremy Lin
• Utterly fantastic. The story of Clay Conner Jr provides important insight into one of the least-recounted parts of WWII in this brave, daring, and controversial book. Bob Welch is as fine a nonfiction writer as America has ever produced, and this book shows how at the top of his game he truly is.
  Marcus Brotherton
  author of Shifty's War
• I am a complete sucker for inspirational stories, and Resolve is one of the best. Bob Welch's meticulous reporting describes a soldier who was trapped in the jungle for most of World War II and yet had the brains, courage and — well, let's admit it — luck to not only survive but also mount his own guerrilla force — with the U.S. flag flying. If anyone was an emblem of American ingenuity, it was Clay Conner Jr.
  Ellen Heltzel
  bookbabes.com