Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
by:
Hampton Sides (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780385495653 (038549565X)
ASIN: 038549565X
Publish date: May 7th 2002
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 344
Edition language: English
Fascinating read for those interested in World War II
This book is an honest, thought-provoking account of events that it seems unbelievable are not common knowledge. Sides explains the atrocities POW's experienced at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII on the Philippine island of Luzon. He also does his best to explain why they behaved...
It seems wrong to choose "I really liked it" for the star rating here, because, in truth, I hated it: I was appalled at the story that was being told and the horrific treatment of these American POWs post-Bataan Death March. But the story itself was so well written, and the lives & stories of these...
What an epic story of courage missing all these years from the WWII narrative. I am awed by what these men did and how the POWs survived terrible conditions. Living in NM, we hear about the Bataan Death March all the time from survivors from the NM 200th Coast Artillery. This story brings it to lif...
What an epic story of courage missing all these years from the WWII narrative. I am awed by what these men did and how the POWs survived terrible conditions. Living in NM, we hear about the Bataan Death March all the time from survivors from the NM 200th Coast Artillery. This story brings it to lif...
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