Rescue At Los Baños: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid Of World War II by Bruce Henderson

The true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines--most of them American men, women and children--would not survive much longer. Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines. General Colin Powell has called the raid "a textbook operation for all ages and all armies.". This 2015 William Morrow Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780062403292 SKU: 1567424 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1567424
Location: War