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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- author.     Subjects     Los Baños Internment Camp.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Amphibious operations, American.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Aerial operations, American.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- author.       by title:      Rescue at Los Baños ...         MARC Display

Rescue at Los Baños : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II / Bruce Henderson. by Henderson, Bruce B., 1946- author. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2015. Subjects Los Baños Internment Camp.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Amphibious operations, American.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Aerial operations, American. ISBN:  9780062325068 (hbk.) : Description:  366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  The fall of Manila -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Los Baños Internment Camp -- Sky soldiers -- "You'll be eating dirt" -- Return to the Philippines -- Freedom week -- Under the cover of darkness -- The killings -- "Do it right, Joe" -- The escapes -- The Los Baños force -- "Rescue must come soon!" -- "The world will be watching" -- The raid -- Rescue -- "God was with us" -- The fate of Sadaaki Konishi. Requests:  0 Summary:  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." Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, this book tells the story of a remarkable group of prisoners--whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty--and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.--From publisher description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.43175 Henderson Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Molokai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 940.43175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.43175 He Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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