2001, EAN: 0553714392

[SR: 3959829], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780553714395], Abridged, Audiobook, Random House Audio, Random House Audio, Book, [PU: Random House Audio], 2001-05-15, Random House Audio, The Bataan Deat… More...

[SR: 3959829], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780553714395], Abridged, Audiobook, Random House Audio, Random House Audio, Book, [PU: Random House Audio], 2001-05-15, Random House Audio, The Bataan Death March was just the beginning of the woes American soldiers captured by the Japanese army in the Philippines had to endure. The survivors of the march faced not only their captors' regular brutality (having surrendered, they were considered to be less than honorable foes), but also a host of illnesses such as dysentery and malaria. For three years these "ghost soldiers" lived in misery, suffering terrible losses. When Army Rangers among Douglas MacArthur's forces arrived in the Philippines, they hatched a daring plan to liberate their captured comrades, a mission that, if successful, would prove to be a tremendous morale booster at the front and at home. Led by a young officer named Henry Mucci (called "Little MacArthur" for his constant pipe as well as his brilliance as a strategist), a combined Ranger and Filipino guerrilla force penetrated far behind enemy lines, attacked Japanese forces guarding Allied prisoners at a jungle outpost called Cabanatuan, and shepherded hundreds of prisoners to safety, with an angry Japanese army in hot pursuit. Amazingly, they suffered only light casualties. In Ghost Soldiers, journalist Hampton Sides recounts that daring rescue, once known to every American schoolchild but now long forgotten. A gifted storyteller, Sides packs his narrative with detailed descriptions of the principal actors on both sides of the struggle and with moments of danger and exhilaration. Thrilling from start to finish, his book celebrates the heroism of hundreds of warriors and brings renewed attention to one of the Rangers' finest hours. --Gregory McNamee, 15853301, General, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924691, Military, 13924661, History, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924681, United States, 13924661, History, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924561, Nonfiction, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 928272, World War II, 15851561, Asia, 928276, Eastern Front, 15851551, Europe, 928278, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851571, Home Front, 928280, Intelligence Operations, 928282, Iwo Jima, 928284, Naval, 928286, Normandy, 928288, Pearl Harbor, 928290, Personal Narratives, 928292, Stalingrad, 928294, Western Front, 928296, Women, 928258, 20th Century, 928242, United States, 928152, Americas, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928458, Philippines, 928392, Asia, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928744, Strategy, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928748, United States, 928756, Civil War, 928750, Operation Desert Storm, 928754, Veterans, 928794, Vietnam War, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928812, World War II, 15851801, Asia, 928816, Eastern Front, 15851791, Europe, 928818, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851811, Home Front, 928820, Intelligence Operations, 928822, Iwo Jima, 928824, Naval, 928826, Normandy, 928828, Pearl Harbor, 928830, Personal Narratives, 928832, Stalingrad, 928834, Western Front, 928836, Women, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928878, World War II, 15851881, Asia, 928882, Eastern Front, 15851871, Europe, 928884, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851891, Home Front, 928886, Intelligence Operations, 928888, Iwo Jima, 928890, Naval, 928892, Normandy, 928894, Pearl Harbor, 928896, Personal Narratives, 928898, Stalingrad, 928900, Western Front, 928902, Women, 928864, 20th Century, 928848, United States, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books<

2001, EAN: 0553714392

[SR: 3959829], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780553714395], Abridged, Audiobook, Random House Audio, Random House Audio, Book, [PU: Random House Audio], 2001-05-15, Random House Audio, The Bataan Deat… More...

[SR: 3959829], Audio CD, [EAN: 9780553714395], Abridged, Audiobook, Random House Audio, Random House Audio, Book, [PU: Random House Audio], 2001-05-15, Random House Audio, The Bataan Death March was just the beginning of the woes American soldiers captured by the Japanese army in the Philippines had to endure. The survivors of the march faced not only their captors' regular brutality (having surrendered, they were considered to be less than honorable foes), but also a host of illnesses such as dysentery and malaria. For three years these "ghost soldiers" lived in misery, suffering terrible losses. When Army Rangers among Douglas MacArthur's forces arrived in the Philippines, they hatched a daring plan to liberate their captured comrades, a mission that, if successful, would prove to be a tremendous morale booster at the front and at home. Led by a young officer named Henry Mucci (called "Little MacArthur" for his constant pipe as well as his brilliance as a strategist), a combined Ranger and Filipino guerrilla force penetrated far behind enemy lines, attacked Japanese forces guarding Allied prisoners at a jungle outpost called Cabanatuan, and shepherded hundreds of prisoners to safety, with an angry Japanese army in hot pursuit. Amazingly, they suffered only light casualties. In Ghost Soldiers, journalist Hampton Sides recounts that daring rescue, once known to every American schoolchild but now long forgotten. A gifted storyteller, Sides packs his narrative with detailed descriptions of the principal actors on both sides of the struggle and with moments of danger and exhilaration. Thrilling from start to finish, his book celebrates the heroism of hundreds of warriors and brings renewed attention to one of the Rangers' finest hours. --Gregory McNamee, 15853301, General, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924691, Military, 13924661, History, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924681, United States, 13924661, History, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 13924561, Nonfiction, 13911211, Audio CDs, 13901671, Audiobooks, 2205888011, Custom Stores, 1040638, Specialty Stores, 916520, Books, 928272, World War II, 15851561, Asia, 928276, Eastern Front, 15851551, Europe, 928278, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851571, Home Front, 928280, Intelligence Operations, 928282, Iwo Jima, 928284, Naval, 928286, Normandy, 928288, Pearl Harbor, 928290, Personal Narratives, 928292, Stalingrad, 928294, Western Front, 928296, Women, 928258, 20th Century, 928242, United States, 928152, Americas, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928458, Philippines, 928392, Asia, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928744, Strategy, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928748, United States, 928756, Civil War, 928750, Operation Desert Storm, 928754, Veterans, 928794, Vietnam War, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928812, World War II, 15851801, Asia, 928816, Eastern Front, 15851791, Europe, 928818, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851811, Home Front, 928820, Intelligence Operations, 928822, Iwo Jima, 928824, Naval, 928826, Normandy, 928828, Pearl Harbor, 928830, Personal Narratives, 928832, Stalingrad, 928834, Western Front, 928836, Women, 928712, Military, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books, 928878, World War II, 15851881, Asia, 928882, Eastern Front, 15851871, Europe, 928884, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 15851891, Home Front, 928886, Intelligence Operations, 928888, Iwo Jima, 928890, Naval, 928892, Normandy, 928894, Pearl Harbor, 928896, Personal Narratives, 928898, Stalingrad, 928900, Western Front, 928902, Women, 928864, 20th Century, 928848, United States, 927728, History, 927726, Subjects, 916520, Books<

ISBN: 9780553714395

Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission Ghost-Soldiers~~Hampton-Sides Books On Cd-Abridged>CD Nonfiction ABR>CD Nf ABR Audiobook (CD), Random Hous… More...

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