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 Baņos Internment Camp in the Philipines during World War II.
Adult Follett Library Resources Adult
9780062403292
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Los Baņos 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