Ghost Soldiers
The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Ranked #6 in Philippines History, Ranked #10 in Military History — see more rankings.
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.
In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners... more
In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners... more
Rankings by Category
Ghost Soldiers is ranked in the following categories:
- #44 in Dad
- #35 in Historical Nonfiction
- #29 in Military
- #99 in New York Times Bestseller
- #68 in War
- #24 in World War II
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