Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
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. Based on personal accounts from the survivors, this is an epic story now told in full for the first time.
An enthralling, deeply disturbing look at the horrors of warIt is impossible to read without wondering uneasily how you, the reader, would respond if forced to undergo the monstrous trials described with such immediacy by Hampton Sides * Jon Krakauer, author of INTO THIN AIR *
A dazzling account of one of the greatest rescue missions in history * Iris Chang, author of THE RAPE OF NANKING *
Read the first ten pages of this moving book and you will be hooked by a riveting tale of courage and heroism. In GHOST SOLDIERS Hampton Sides brings to life a forgotten adventure of World War II. * James Bradley, author of FLAGS FOR OUR FATHERS *
A dazzling account of one of the greatest rescue missions in history * Iris Chang, author of THE RAPE OF NANKING *
Read the first ten pages of this moving book and you will be hooked by a riveting tale of courage and heroism. In GHOST SOLDIERS Hampton Sides brings to life a forgotten adventure of World War II. * James Bradley, author of FLAGS FOR OUR FATHERS *
Hampton Sides is a correspondent and columnist for Outside, an award-winning monthly magazine based in Santa Fe. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, New Republic and the Washington Post, among others. He lives in Santa Fe with wife Anne, a journalist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349117881 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349117888 |
| Title | Ghost Soldiers |
| Author | Hampton Sides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2005-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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