Ghost soldiers, the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission, Hampton Sides
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Ghost soldiers, the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission, Hampton Sides
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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no index present
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non fiction
Main title
Ghost soldiers
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bibliography
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Hampton Sides
Sub title
the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission
Summary
During World War II, 121 Marines slip behind enemy lines in the Philippines to rescue 513 POWs, including the last survivors of the Bataan Death March, in an epic show of bravery for both groups
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Ghost soldiers the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission.
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- Cabanatuan (Philippines) -- History, Military
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 + Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan
- World War, 1939-1945 + Atrocities
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject6
- World War, 1939-1945 + Regimental histories -- United States
- Cabanatuan (Philippines) -- History, Military
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 + Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan
- World War, 1939-1945 + Atrocities