Ghost soldiers : the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Doubleday, 2001.
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
940.5425 SIDES
1 available
940.5425 SIDES
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cabanatuan (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 6th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 6th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
More Details
Published
New York : Doubleday, 2001.
Physical Desc
342 pages
Street Date
0105
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.1, 21 Points
Level 9.1, 21 Points
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing, poignant, and inspiring, Ghost Soldiers is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions.