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Rescue at Los Baños, the most daring prison camp raid of World War II, Bruce Henderson

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Rescue at Los Baños, the most daring prison camp raid of World War II, Bruce Henderson
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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contains biographical information
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illustrationsmapsportraits
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rescue at Los Baños
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
883146210
Responsibility statement
Bruce Henderson
Sub title
the most daring prison camp raid of World War II
Summary
"Tells the ... survival story of more than two thousand prisoners of war held in the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II--and the elite 11th Airborne Division's ... mission to rescue them from deep inside enemy territory"--Front flap of jacket
Table Of Contents
The fall of Manila -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Los Baños Internment Camp -- Sky soldiers -- "You'll be eating dirt" -- Return to the Philippines -- Freedom week -- Under the cover of darkness -- The killings -- "Do it right, Joe" -- The escapes -- The Los Baños force -- "Rescue must come soon!" -- "The world will be watching" -- The raid -- Rescue -- "God was with us" -- Epilogue: the fate of Sadaaki Konishi
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