About this title: Sides renders a tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II: the rescue of American and British POWs behind enemy lines in the Philippines. "Ghost Soldiers" is far more than a thrilling battle saga as the author explores the mystery of human behavior under extreme duress. of photos.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Date Published: 05/2001
ISBN-13:9780385495646ISBN:0385495641
Description: Fine Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Canada, Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780385495646ISBN:0385495641
Description: Good in Fair jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover book in good condition. Slight soiling to edges of pages. Dust jacket has nick in spine but is intact. Good reading copy at a very good price. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780375431104ISBN:0375431101
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2001-05-15
ISBN-13:9780385495646ISBN:0385495641
Description: Good. This is a nice hardcover copy. Binding is tight and square. A stated first edition, first printing with full number line. DJ is VG. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Fine. 0385495641 May show signs of shelf wear. Choose EXPEDITED shipping, receive in 2-5 business days. Please email with questions. read more
Description: Sides, Hampton., Doubleday, 2001, c2001, 1st Edition, later printing? , boards & cloth (hard cover), map endpapers, near fine with near fine dj, 342 pp, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0385495641, "...account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II...On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected troops from the elite U.S. Army 6th Ranger Battalion slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines" read more
Description: Like New. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. DJ is very good. Some rubbing wear. Spine is slightly cocked. In sealed plastic protection. 2001. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
"This book describes an exciting rescue mission to free American POWs who had survived the Bataan Death March. While allied troops were liberating concentration camps in Europe, on the Philippines a special force of US soldiers went 30 miles into Japanese held territory to rescue those survivors. Not only is there supspense in the mission, but Sides tells about the horrors of the Bataan March itself, how it came to pass that these soldiers were captured in the first place and how they were treated both during the march and in camp. To add to the suspense in a non-fiction account that reads like a novel, the rescuers had to hurry because it became known that the Japanese were killing the POWs in other camps as the tide of the war went against them. High school boys and almost everyone else will enjoy reading this informative and exciting book."
"Great research yields a fascinating story that covers all the details of a very sad episode in history of the U.S. during WWII. These unfortunate soldiers lost at Bataan, forced to walk to the prison camp of Cabanatuan, and spending most of the war there being mistreated (generally) by the Japanese guards. I did not know anything about this at all, except for the general term "Bataan death march". This truly shows the extreme depths in which the human soul can survive and triumph, through the service of a dedicated group of soldiers called the Army Rangers under the leadership of Col. Mucci and Captain Prince. Reads like fiction but with specific details that show how much investigation Mr. Sides did to write this story. Great!"
"Considered by many historians as one of the greatest rescue missions of WWII, the freeing of 150 POWs in a Japanese interment camp in the Philippine Island of Luzon is retold in this well crafted historical account. Mr. Sides has not only thoroughly researched previous sources on this subject, but he has done extensive interviews with participants and he has visited the locations central to the story. Rather than spin an uninterrupted chronological narrative, the author interweaves flashbacks to the Bataan Death March as well as separate incidents all tangentially germane to the story of the rescue.
We are not spared the gruesome details that make war the brutal business it is, and therefore we are led through some very uncomfortable episodes before finally coming to the dramatic rescue.
There is much to admire in this work. Not only is this a scholarly approach, but especially in key dramatic scenes, the author displays writing talent as descriptive as any accomplished novelist.
For these reasons this book will take its place among my favorite war histories."
"a great book but one that had a few small problems. the book is told mainly in vignettes and focuses only on a few of the hundreds of men involved. The main problem with the book is that there is a narrative structure to the story but the author takes a variety of (important yet distracting) tangents thorough out the book that although difficult to read, leave you ultimately wanting more.
I enjoyed the way the book goes back and forth through time, focusing on the Army Prisoners three years in camp and the Rangers two day mission to liberate the prison camp culminating in the "Great Raid" and the liberation of the camp. at some points I was visibly cringing at some of the atrocities committed, and could feel tears well up when some small moments of humanity presented themselves across the page.
I enjoyed learning about the greatest liberation of P.O.W.'s in modern war. I especially enjoyed meeting the prisoners and rescuers of the U.S. Army and Filipino rebels. I think that the author did a fine job telling a small but important moment in the war. I think that his intention was to keep it simple, and to that end he achieved everything he set out to do. as a aficionado of WW2 history this was one I really enjoyed experiencing."
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