| #10209573 in Books | 2001 | Format: Import | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | File type: PDF | 384 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Ghost Soliders leaves an imprint on your heart and patriotism|By Bobbie Palmer|Amazing account of WWII The author takes you on a tour through the lost of hope and struggles of each POW as well as the sadness and joy experienced by the liberating Rangers. You also feel each stage of fear, victory and setbacks throughout the rescue and journey to freedom.|1 of 1 people fou||'An enthralling, deeply disturbing look at the horrors of war. It is impossible to read without wondering uneasily how you, the reader, would respond if forced to undergo the monstrous trials described with such immediacy by Hampton Sides' Jon Krakauer,
On a parched evening in the Philippines in 1945, 511 American POWs were saved from almost certain death. A force of elite US troops from the Sixth Ranger Battalion slipped 30 miles behind enemy lines and marched for three days through jungle and peat swamps. They stormed the camp at dusk, killing over 250 Japanese soldiers, rounded up the dazed prisoners and led them out of the gate. With bullets and mortars whining past, the Rangers hauled the prisoners across the Pampa...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.GHOST SOLDIERS | Hampton Sides.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
