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Book SynopsisThe 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 ReviewAn 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 *
