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The great raid [electronic resource] : [the most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told] / William B. Breuer.

by Breuer, William B., 1923-

[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005.

United States. Army. Army, 6th. Special Reconnaissance Unit.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Cabanatuan.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Philippines.

Special operations (Military science) -- United States -- History.

Raids (Military science)

Cabanatuan (Philippines) -- History, Military.

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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=9D9A3FBD-1DFA-47CC-96E5-A70A4AEF6A5C This title is available online; click here to access

The full story of the daring mission that inspired "Ghost soldiers". William B. Breuer recounts in searing, meticulous detail, based largely on interviews with survivors--the hellish battles of Bataan and Corregidor, the horrors of the Bataan Death March, and the harrowing efforts of guerilla fighters. A classic of its kind, "The great raid" tells the full story of this episode with a breadth and depth of detail that goes far beyond other accounts, including Hampton Sides's best-selling "Ghost soldiers". "The great raid" is a thrilling true-life adventure story and an inspiring testament to American heroism and grit. And, as retired four-star general Barry McCaffrey asserts in his introduction, "The great raid" is an "important book for our current military and political leaders to read."

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