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by Hampton Sides (Author), James Naughton (Reader).

by Hampton Sides (Author), James Naughton (Reader). Ghost Soldiers won the 2002 PEN USA award for non-fiction and the 2002 Discover Award from Barnes & Noble, and his magazine work has been twice nominated for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. Hampton is also the author of Americana (Anchor) and Stomping Grounds (William Morrow).

In Ghost Soldiers, journalist Hampton Sides recounts that daring rescue, once known to every American schoolchild but now long forgotten. If you are into World War II history, this book is a must. If you are a human being, you will sometimes find it very difficult to read

In Ghost Soldiers, journalist Hampton Sides recounts that daring rescue, once known to every American schoolchild but now long forgotten. A gifted storyteller, Sides packs his narrative with detailed descriptions of the principal actors on both sides of the struggle and with moments of danger and exhilaration. If you are a human being, you will sometimes find it very difficult to read. Even though I was well aware of the atrocities committed during that war, it is much worse when I have names to go along with the atrocities.

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On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected . 0385495641 (ISBN13: 9780385495646).

But Ghost Soldiers is far more than a thrilling battle saga. Hampton Sides explores the mystery of human behavior under extreme duress-the resilience of the prisoners, who defied the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and unspeakable tortures; the violent cultural clashes with Japanese guards and soldiers steeped in the warrior ethic of Bushido; the remarkable heroism of the Rangers and Filipino guerrillas; the complex motivations of the .

Scott Simon speaks with Hampton Sides about his latest book, Ghost Soldiers . Hear Scott Simon's interview with Hampton Sides. Hear Hampton Sides report on the Bataan Death March in 1999 on All Things Considered.

Scott Simon speaks with Hampton Sides about his latest book, Ghost Soldiers, which brings these men and the heroic group of . Army Rangers and Filipino guerrilla fighters who rescued them in 1944, to a place in the national consciousness they have deserved for more than 50 years. Hampton Sides explores the mystery of human behavior under extreme duressthe resilience of the prisoners, who defied the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and unspeakable tortures; the violent cultural clashes with Japanese guards and soldiers steeped in the warrior ethic of Bushido; the remarkable heroism of the Rangers and Filipino guerrillas; the complex motivations of the .

It is about the World War II Allied prison camp raid at Cabanatuan in the Philippines

It is about the World War II Allied prison camp raid at Cabanatuan in the Philippines. In late January 1945, 121 Ranger volunteers set out to attempt a rescue of over 513 Allied prisoners of war in a Japanese camp near the Philippine city of Cabanatuan.

Bibliographic Details Publisher: Doubleday

Bibliographic Details Publisher: Doubleday. At once a gripping depiction of men at war and a compelling story of redemption, Ghost Soldiers joins such landmark books as Flags of Our Fathers, The Greatest Generation, The Rape of Nanking, and D-Day in preserving the legacy of World War II for future generations.

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