Rescue at Los Baños: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of

Rescue at Los Baños: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II

From the bestselling author of Hero Found comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los BaÃ±os in the Philippinesâ€”a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc.In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los BaÃ±os prison camp in the Philippinesâ€”most of them American men, women and childrenâ€”would not survive much longer unless rescued soon.Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines that became a deadly race against the clock. The Los BaÃ±os raid would become one of the greatest triumphs of that war or any war; hailed years later by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell: â€œI doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los BaÃ±os prison raid. It is the textbook operation for all ages and all armies.â€Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, Rescue at Los BaÃ±os tells the story of a remarkable group of prisonersâ€”whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and crueltyâ€”and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.
Country USA
Brand William Morrow
Manufacturer William Morrow
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Brand	William Morrow
Manufacturer	William Morrow
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Format	Kindle eBook

Rescue at Los Baños: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II

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