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From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called ""a first-class historian,"" here is a riveting account of one of the very most spectacular rescue functions ever sold. On January 30, 1945, American troops staged an effective raid on Cabanatuan, a notorious Japanese POW camp where thousands of prisoners have been tortured and died. Predicated on interviews with the heroes who survived the raid, this book brings alive in electrifying detail the dramatic events that occurred on that historic day.
Praise for William B. Breuer and his books
""A first-class historian."" --The Wall Street Journal
""Fast-paced, detailed, and satisfyingly dramatic."" --World War II Magazine on Devil Boats
""Another smasher by Breuer, who specializes in thrilling reports of WWII spycraft and warfare."" --Kirkus Reviews on Race to the Moon
""Vivid . . . skillfully written."" --Los Angeles Times on Retaking the Philippines
""Brings alive how airborne soldiers survived, the way the human will prevails . . . against overwhelming enemies, tactical failures, and even death.""--The NY Times on Geronimo: American Paratroopers in World War II
Early on the morning of January 28, 1945, a tiny detachment of volunteers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Mucci, leader of the 6th Ranger Battalion, embarked from their base in the Philippines on the most audacious rescue operation ever undertaken. Their objective: Penetrate thirty miles behind enemy lines and liberate 511 POWs from Cabanatuan, the notorious Japanese POW camp where thousands of American prisoners have been brutally tortured and killed. Little did Mucci's Rangers know when they got under way that morning that over the next few days and nights they would be making history.
Written by acclaimed military historian William B. Breuer, THE FANTASTIC Raid on Cabanatuan is a riveting account of that rescue mission and the gallant soldiers who carried it out against overwhelming odds. Based largely on interviews with the heroes who survived the operation, and featuring twenty-eight previously unpublished photographs--many of them taken as the raid is at progress--it brings alive in electrifying detail the dramatic events that occurred on the night time of the raid, January 30, and during the harrowing days that followed.
In sketching out the countless roads that resulted in Cabanatuan, Breuer brilliantly combines oral history with dramatic narrative to bring alive some of the most spectacular events of the war in the Pacific. We relive the hellish battles for Bataan and Corregidor, where in 1942 American and Filipino soldiers fought bravely to hold back the Japanese invasion force. We experience firsthand the horrors of the Bataan Death March which tens of thousands of prisoners lost their lives on the way to Cabanatuan. And we learn of the American underground and guerilla functions in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation from the men and women behind them, including Margaret Utinsky, leader of ""Miss U's underground,"" and Claire Phillips, the glamorous lounge singer turned spy- master.
A gripping chronicle of one of the very most harrowing rescue missions ever undertaken as told in all its gritty detail by the heroes who made it happen, THE FANTASTIC Raid on Cabanatuan is both a first-class little bit of military scholarship and a thrilling adventure story.
Praise for William B. Breuer and his books
""A first-class historian."" --The Wall Street Journal
""Fast-paced, detailed, and satisfyingly dramatic."" --World War II Magazine on Devil Boats
""Another smasher by Breuer, who specializes in thrilling reports of WWII spycraft and warfare."" --Kirkus Reviews on Race to the Moon
""Vivid . . . skillfully written."" --Los Angeles Times on Retaking the Philippines
""Brings alive how airborne soldiers survived, the way the human will prevails . . . against overwhelming enemies, tactical failures, and even death.""--The NY Times on Geronimo: American Paratroopers in World War II
Early on the morning of January 28, 1945, a tiny detachment of volunteers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Mucci, leader of the 6th Ranger Battalion, embarked from their base in the Philippines on the most audacious rescue operation ever undertaken. Their objective: Penetrate thirty miles behind enemy lines and liberate 511 POWs from Cabanatuan, the notorious Japanese POW camp where thousands of American prisoners have been brutally tortured and killed. Little did Mucci's Rangers know when they got under way that morning that over the next few days and nights they would be making history.
Written by acclaimed military historian William B. Breuer, THE FANTASTIC Raid on Cabanatuan is a riveting account of that rescue mission and the gallant soldiers who carried it out against overwhelming odds. Based largely on interviews with the heroes who survived the operation, and featuring twenty-eight previously unpublished photographs--many of them taken as the raid is at progress--it brings alive in electrifying detail the dramatic events that occurred on the night time of the raid, January 30, and during the harrowing days that followed.
In sketching out the countless roads that resulted in Cabanatuan, Breuer brilliantly combines oral history with dramatic narrative to bring alive some of the most spectacular events of the war in the Pacific. We relive the hellish battles for Bataan and Corregidor, where in 1942 American and Filipino soldiers fought bravely to hold back the Japanese invasion force. We experience firsthand the horrors of the Bataan Death March which tens of thousands of prisoners lost their lives on the way to Cabanatuan. And we learn of the American underground and guerilla functions in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation from the men and women behind them, including Margaret Utinsky, leader of ""Miss U's underground,"" and Claire Phillips, the glamorous lounge singer turned spy- master.
A gripping chronicle of one of the very most harrowing rescue missions ever undertaken as told in all its gritty detail by the heroes who made it happen, THE FANTASTIC Raid on Cabanatuan is both a first-class little bit of military scholarship and a thrilling adventure story.
