Ghost soldiers : the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission / Hampton Sides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sides, Hampton

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Ranger Infantry Battalion, 6th--History.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Cabanatuan.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Philippines--Cabanatuan.

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.

World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.

Cabanatuan (Philippines)--History, Military--20th century.

Cabanatuan (Philippines).

Physical Description:

342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, c2001.

Summary:

On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: march thirty miles in an attempt to rescue 513 American and British POWs who had spent three years in a hellish camp near the city of Cabanatuan. The prisoners included the last survivors of the Bataan Death March left in the camp, and their extraordinary will to live might soon count for nothing. As the Rangers stealthily moved through enemy-occupied territory, they learned that Cabanatuan had become a major transshipment point for the Japanese retreat, and instead of facing the few dozen prison guards, they could possibly confront as many as 8,000 battle-hardened enemy troops.

Notes:

Includes index.

Maps of Route of death march and Ranger raid on Cabanatuan on end pages.

ISBN:

0385495641