Ghost soldiers : the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission / Hampton Sides
Title
Ghost soldiers : the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission / Hampton Sides
Subject
Cabanatuan (Philippines: Province)--History, Military.
United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 6th--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration Camps--Philippines--Cabanatuan.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Description
Well-researched, dramatically written account of the U.S. Ranger raid – assisted by Filipino guerrillas – to liberate the American prisoners of war in Cabanatuan.
Sides tells the story from various perspectives – the Rangers under Lt. Col. Henry Mucci; the American civilians who aided the prisoners of war (among them Claire Phillips); the American prisoners of war; the guerrillas under Col. Robert Lapham, Capt. Juan Pajota and Capt. Eduardo Joson.
The author also tries to bring in the Japanese perspective (Ironically, the movie The Great Raid dramatized this operation but was not based on this book; it was based on William Breuer’s book, "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan," published earlier). The author is a professional writer and journalist.
Sides tells the story from various perspectives – the Rangers under Lt. Col. Henry Mucci; the American civilians who aided the prisoners of war (among them Claire Phillips); the American prisoners of war; the guerrillas under Col. Robert Lapham, Capt. Juan Pajota and Capt. Eduardo Joson.
The author also tries to bring in the Japanese perspective (Ironically, the movie The Great Raid dramatized this operation but was not based on this book; it was based on William Breuer’s book, "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan," published earlier). The author is a professional writer and journalist.
Creator
Sides, Hampton
Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2001
Date
2001
Format
25 x 17 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
385495641
Call Number
DS 767.4 S54 2001
Accession Number
13983
Edition
1st ed.
Pagination
[x], 342 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Sides, Hampton, “Ghost soldiers : the epic account of World War II's greatest rescue mission / Hampton Sides,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 12, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/866.