THE GREAT RAID ON CABANATUAN: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor by William B. Breuer. VERY GOOD First Edition unstated hardcover, 1994. Early on the morning of January 28, 1945, a small detachment of volunteers under the command of LCOL Henry A. Mucci, leader of the 6th Ranger Bn, embarked from their base in the Philippines to penetrate 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate 511 POWs from Cabanatuan, the notorious Japanese POW camp where thousands of American prisoners had been brutally tortured and killed. A riveting account of that rescue mission and the gallant soldiers who carried it out against overwhelming odds. Based largely on interviews with the survivors of the operation, and featuring 28 previously unpublished photographs--many of them taken while the raid was in progress--it brings to life the dramatic events that took place on the night of the raid, January 30, and during the harrowing days that followed. Combines oral history with dramatic narrative to bring to life some of the most spectacular events of the war in the Pacific: the battles for Bataan and Corregidor; the Bataan Death March where tens of thousands of prisoners lost their lives en route to Cabanatuan; and the American underground and guerilla operations in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation. A gripping chronicle of one of the most harrowing rescue missions ever undertaken as told by those who made it happen.

VERY GOOD First Edition unstated hardcover, gently read with pages clean and unmarked with the exception of the first blank page, which has the hand-printed name of previous owner in top right corner. Light soiling to edges. Binding tight. Jacket shows considerable corner and edge wear with two 1/8" closed tears to front top left corner and missing divots at bottom spine. Scratches with scuffing front and back. Not a remainder. 5.75" x 8.5." Photos, maps, diagrams, and text. 238 pgs.