{"product_id":"9780385495653","title":"Ghost Soldiers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER •\u003c\/b\u003e “The greatest World War II story never told” (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March—from the author of \u003ci\u003eBlood and Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in   the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing   in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March.   A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the   stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGhost   Soldiers \u003c\/i\u003eHampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute   narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives   in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese   authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing,   poignant, and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable   mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery   and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions.","brand":"Hampton Sides","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45892603052244,"sku":"9780385495653","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_03a1d1ab-c813-45a2-ae22-5331e5435a99.jpg?v=1732341465","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780385495653","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}