Brand new, glossy, illustrated 80 page Osprey Publishing book on The Los Banos Prison Camp Raid: The Philippines, 1945. It includes artwork, maps, bird's eye views and first-hand accounts.
About this book: In the dying days of the war, as American forces pushed through the Philippines, they executed one of the most daring and masterful raids of World War II. On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay stood the Los Banos prison camp. Held within were over 2,000 starving men, women and children, guarded by 250 Japanese soldiers, and surrounded by several thousand more in the nearby countryside.
As the desperate battle for Manila raged, it was feared that they would be executed or moved beyond the reach of the liberating armies. Only 130 Paratroopers could be spared for the rescue operation, but, supported by Alamo Scouts, local guerillas and amphibious tractors, they seized the element of surprise and rescued the PoWs. Astonishingly, only two raiders were killed, and four soldiers and one internee wounded. It was a stunning triumph of courage and perfect timing in the face of overwhelming odds
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