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Ghost Soldiers
The 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. This book is based on personal accounts from the survivors.
Book Details
- Publisher: Abacus Non-Fiction
- Publish Date: Aug 18th, 2005
- Pages: 370
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.81in - 5.06in - 0.77in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9780349117881
- Categories: • Wars & Conflicts - World War II - General• Military - United States
Praise for this book
"[Sides] liberates his story from documentary and turns it into epic. . . . More than any monument, "Ghost Soldiers" is the memorial both prisoners and liberators deserve." --"The Seattle Times
""The greatest World War II story never told." --"Esquire"
"[A] beautiful account of heroism . . . Sure to be a classic." --"Men's Journal"
"Riveting and patriotically stirring without ever slipping into mawkishness or sentimentality." --"The New York Times"
"Thoroughly researched and artfully told. . . . A compelling story filled with colorful characters." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
""The greatest World War II story never told." --"Esquire"
"[A] beautiful account of heroism . . . Sure to be a classic." --"Men's Journal"
"Riveting and patriotically stirring without ever slipping into mawkishness or sentimentality." --"The New York Times"
"Thoroughly researched and artfully told. . . . A compelling story filled with colorful characters." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"ÝSides¨ liberates his story from documentary and turns it into epic. . . . More than any monument, "Ghost Soldiers" is the memorial both prisoners and liberators deserve." --"The Seattle Times
""The greatest World War II story never told." --"Esquire"
"ÝA¨ beautiful account of heroism . . . Sure to be a classic." --"Men's Journal"
"Riveting and patriotically stirring without ever slipping into mawkishness or sentimentality." --"The New York Times"
"Thoroughly researched and artfully told. . . . A compelling story filled with colorful characters." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"
""The greatest World War II story never told." --"Esquire"
"ÝA¨ beautiful account of heroism . . . Sure to be a classic." --"Men's Journal"
"Riveting and patriotically stirring without ever slipping into mawkishness or sentimentality." --"The New York Times"
"Thoroughly researched and artfully told. . . . A compelling story filled with colorful characters." --"The San Francisco Chronicle"