description: Before General Douglas MacArthur could fulfill his stirring promise of "I shall return" and re-take the Philippines from Japanese control, a remarkable rescue mission would have to take place. Captured American soldiers had been held at the notorious Cabanatuan prison camp for more than 33 months. Emaciated and ill from brutal mistreatment, a mere 511 POWs remained from the 25,000-strong fighting force that MacArthur had been ordered to abandon on February 23, 1942. On the morning of January 28, 1945, a small band of Army Rangers set out on an audacious rescue effort: to penetrate 30 miles into Japanese controlled territory, storm the camp, and escape with the POWs, carrying them if necessary.
language: English
title: The Great Raid: The Most Daring Rescue Mission of Our Time Is a Story That Has Never Been Told
titlecomplete: The Great Raid: The Most Daring Rescue Mission of Our Time Is a Story That Has Never Been Told
genres: Military History, History, World War II, American History, Historical, War, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 451
publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks