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The rescue of over 500 American POWs from a Japanese camp in the Philippines in 1945 was the largest and most successful operation of its kind. Based on personal accounts from the survivors, this is an epic story now told in full for the first time.

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An enthralling, deeply disturbing look at the horrors of war. It is impossible to read without wondering uneasily how you, the reader, would respond if forced to undergo the monstrous trials described with such immediacy by Hampton Sides * Jon Krakauer, author of INTO THIN AIR *
A dazzling account of one of the greatest rescue missions in history * Iris Chang, author of THE RAPE OF NANKING *
Read the first ten pages of this moving book and you will be hooked by a riveting tale of courage and heroism. In GHOST SOLDIERS Hampton Sides brings to life a forgotten adventure of World War II. * James Bradley, author of FLAGS FOR OUR FATHERS *

Ghost Soldiers

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    A Paperback by Hampton Sides

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      Publisher Abacus
      Published 8/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780349117881
      978-0349117881
      ISBN-10 0349117888
      Also in:
      History of the Americas

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The rescue of over 500 American POWs from a Japanese camp in the Philippines in 1945 was the largest and most successful operation of its kind. Based on personal accounts from the survivors, this is an epic story now told in full for the first time.

      Trade Review
      An enthralling, deeply disturbing look at the horrors of war. It is impossible to read without wondering uneasily how you, the reader, would respond if forced to undergo the monstrous trials described with such immediacy by Hampton Sides * Jon Krakauer, author of INTO THIN AIR *
      A dazzling account of one of the greatest rescue missions in history * Iris Chang, author of THE RAPE OF NANKING *
      Read the first ten pages of this moving book and you will be hooked by a riveting tale of courage and heroism. In GHOST SOLDIERS Hampton Sides brings to life a forgotten adventure of World War II. * James Bradley, author of FLAGS FOR OUR FATHERS *

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