Ghost soldiers the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission

Ghost soldiers the forgotten epic story of World War II's most dramatic mission

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This book is a tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: march thirty miles in an attempt to rescue 513 A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sides, Hampton (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. 2001.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Ranger Battalion, 6th > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines > Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija)
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > Philippines > Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija)
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
Cabanatuan City (Nueva Ecija) > History, Military > 20th century.