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Ghost soldiers : the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission / Hampton Sides.

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...

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Main Author: Sides, Hampton
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Anchor Books, ©2001.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Ranger Infantry Battalion, 6th > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines > Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Internment camps > Philippines > Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Cabanatuan (Philippines) > History, Military.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
United States. > Army. > Ranger Infantry Battalion, 6th.
Atrocities.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Philippines > Cabanatuan.
United States.
History.
Military history.

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