"United States. Army. Airborne Division, 11th" . . "Los Baños (Luzon)" . . "History." . . "Filippijnen." . . "Los Baños Internment Camp." . . "Kriegsgefangenenlager." . . "Befreiung." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Philippines." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Campaigns / Philippines." . "World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Prisoners and prisons, Japanese." . "World War, 1939-1945 Philippines Aerial operations, American." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Philippines / Aerial operations, American." . "World War, 1939-1945 Philippines Amphibious operations, American." . . "World War, 1939-1945 / Philippines / Amphibious operations, American." . . . "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Amphibious operations, American." . . . . . "\"Rescue at Los Baños tells the mesmerizing survival story of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held in the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II--and the elite 11th Airborne Division's remarkable, heart-pounding mission to rescue them from deep inside enemy territory. As the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew near, desperate Japanese soldiers guarding these prisoners--most of them Americans--at Los Baños Internment Camp became increasingly sadistic and began starving, beating, and killing their captives. Fearing the loss of countless more lives if they were not rescued soon, General Douglas MacArthur gave the 11th Airborne Division the dangerous mission of freeing these beleaguered men, women, and children in a deadly race against the clock. In Rescue at Los Baños, #1 New York Times bestselling author Bruce Henderson weaves together dramatic accounts of life at the prison camp with the planning and execution of the military rescue operation. Combining interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, Henderson documents the incredible story of the prisoners and of the soldiers who risked their lives to save them\"--Back cover."@en . . "Survival story of the elite 11th Airborne Division's rescue of men, women, and children in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines." . "Rescue at Los Baanos the most daring prison camp raid of World War II"@en . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Rescue at Los Baños : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II" . "Rescue at Los Baños : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Rescue at Los Banos : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II"@en . "Rescue at Los Banos : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II" . "The true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines--most of them American men, women and children--would not survive much longer. Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines. General Colin Powell has called the raid \"a textbook operation for all ages and all armies.\" Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, this book tells the story of a remarkable group of prisoners--whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty--and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.--From publisher description." . . . . "Rescue at Los Banos tells the mesmerizing survival story of more than two thousand prisoners of war held in the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II--and the elite 11th Airborne Division's remarkable, heart-pounding mission to rescue them from deep inside enemy territoryAs the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew near, desperate Japanese soldiers guarding the civilian prisoners--most of them Americans--at the Los Banos Internment Camp became increasingly sadistic and began systematically starving, beating, and killing their captives. Fearing the loss of countless more lives if the POWs were not rescued soon, General Douglas MacArthur personally gave the 11th Airborne Division the dangerous mission of freeing these men, women, and children in a deadly race against the clock.In Rescue at Los BanosRescue at Los Banos documents the incredible story of a group of prisoners of war--whose fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty--and of the young U.S. soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to try to save them."@en . "Pazifikkrieg (1941-1945)" . . "HISTORY / Military / World War II." . . "Los Baanos Internment Camp." . .