Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission - Brossura

Sides, Hampton

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ISBN 10: 038549565X ISBN 13: 9780385495653

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

Chronicles the daring mission of the elite U.S. Army Sixth Ranger Battalion to slip behind enemy lines in the Phillipines and rescue the 513 American and British POWs who had spent over three years in a hellish, Japanese-run camp near Cabanatuan. Reprint. 300,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“[Sides] liberates his story from documentary and turns it into epic. . . . More than any monument, Ghost Soldiers is the memorial both prisoners and liberators deserve.” —The Seattle Times

“The greatest World War II story never told.” —Esquire

“[A] beautiful account of heroism . . . Sure to be a classic.” —Men’s Journal

“Riveting and patriotically stirring without ever slipping into mawkishness or sentimentality.” —The New York Times

“Thoroughly researched and artfully told. . . . A compelling story filled with colorful characters.” —The San Francisco Chronicle

L'autore:

Hampton Sides is a contributing editor to Outside. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, DoubleTake, The New Republic, The Washington Post and on All Things Considered. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 038549565X
• ISBN 13: 9780385495653
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384