Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

图书标准信息

• 作者 Hampton Sides 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2002-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780385495653
• 定价 179.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

OnJanuary28,1945,121hand-selectedU.S.troopsslippedbehindenemylinesinthePhilippines.Theirmission:Marchthirtyruggedmilestorescue513POWslanguishinginahellishcamp,amongthemthelastsurvivorsoftheinfamousBataanDeathMarch.ArecentprisonmassacrebyJapanesesoldierselsewhereinthePhilippinesmadethestakesimpossiblyhighandleftlittletimetoplanthecomplexoperation.

InGhostSoldiersHamptonSidesvividlyre-createsthisdaringraid,offeringaminute-by-minutenarrationthatunfoldsalongsideintimateportraitsoftheprisonersandtheirlivesinthecamp.SidesshowshowthePOWsbandedtogethertosurvive,defyingtheJapaneseauthoritiesevenastheyenduredstarvation,tropicaldiseases,andtorture.Harrowing,poignant,andinspiring,GhostSoldiersisthemesmerizingstoryofaremarkablemission.Itisalsoatestamenttothehumanspirit,anaccountofenormousbraveryandself-sacrificeamidthemosttryingconditions.

【作者简介】

HamptonSidesisacontributingeditortoOutside.HisworkhasappearedinTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,DoubleTake,TheNewRepublic,TheWashingtonPostandonAllThingsConsidered.HelivesinSantaFe,NewMexico.