Ghost Soldiers

Ghost Soldiers

:"This is about the military history. For the novel, see Ghost Soldiers (The Invisible Detective)."
"Ghost Soldiers" is a non-fiction book, written by Hampton Sides, about the World War II Allied prison camp raid at Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It was first published in 2001.

The book recounts the story of the Ranger unit performing the raid, the Filipino guerrillas and the POWs to be rescued. Sides recounts the history of the Bataan Death March, the Battle of Corregidor and their relationship to the Cabanatuan POW camp.

The movie "The Great Raid" was partially based on "Ghost Soldiers".


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