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Los Banos Prison Camp Raid, The - The Phillippines 1945

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

Last Stocked on 9/17/2020

Product Info

Title
Los Banos Prison Camp Raid, The - The Phillippines 1945
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Gordon Rottman
Publish Year
2010
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147435816
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID014
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID14

Description

On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate battle for Manila raged, only 130 Paratroopers could be spared for the rescue operation. Supported by Alamo Scouts, local guerrillas, and amphibious tractors, they seized the element of surprise, and rescued the POWs. It was a stunning triumph of courage and perfect timing in the face of overwhelming odds.