Henderson, Bruce
Rescue at Los Banos : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II Bruce Henderson - New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2015. - 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Map on endpaper.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The fall of Manila -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Los Banos 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 Banos force -- "Rescue must come soon" -- "The world will be watching" -- The raid -- Rescue -- "God was with us" -- Epilogue: The fate of Sadaaki Konishi -- Dramatis personae -- Source and chapter notes -- Appendix: the camp roster.
Chronicles the events surrounding the resuce of prisoners from the Los Baños Internment Camp in the Philipines during World War II.
Adult Follett Library Resources Adult
9780062403292
2015007141
Los Baños Internment Camp.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations, American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations--Philippines
Philippines--History
D805.P6 / H37 2015
940.53/175991
Rescue at Los Banos : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II Bruce Henderson - New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2015. - 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Map on endpaper.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The fall of Manila -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Los Banos 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 Banos force -- "Rescue must come soon" -- "The world will be watching" -- The raid -- Rescue -- "God was with us" -- Epilogue: The fate of Sadaaki Konishi -- Dramatis personae -- Source and chapter notes -- Appendix: the camp roster.
Chronicles the events surrounding the resuce of prisoners from the Los Baños Internment Camp in the Philipines during World War II.
Adult Follett Library Resources Adult
9780062403292
2015007141
Los Baños Internment Camp.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations, American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations--Philippines
Philippines--History
D805.P6 / H37 2015
940.53/175991