false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171294210m/94799.jpg 94799 14 On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation.<br><br>In <b>Ghost Soldiers</b> Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing, poignant, and inspiring, <b>Ghost Soldiers</b> is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions. 1484198 2001 Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission total:1401|5:533|4:612|3:228|2:23|1:5| 1401 5848 1903 286 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jan 19 17:34:53 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:55:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 06:10:21 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:53:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 09:31:42 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:46:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 06:30:31 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:43:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 16:00:09 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:11:42 -0800 2009
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