9780385495653-038549565X-Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

ISBN-13: 9780385495653
ISBN-10: 038549565X
Author: Hampton Sides
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780385495653
ISBN-10: 038549565X
Author: Hampton Sides
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback 384 pages

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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (ISBN-13: 9780385495653 and ISBN-10: 038549565X), written by authors Hampton Sides, was published by Vintage in 2002. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other United States (Historical, United States History, Philippines, Asian History, Strategy, Military History, United States, World War II) books. You can easily purchase or rent Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.52.

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“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.

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.
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