The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor

The Great Raid: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor

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This story, these books, are important to me because my Uncle Jeff Smith was one of the soldiers rescued from this camp. On the death march, a grinning Japanese soldier broke his back with a sharp rifle butt thrust.

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He was lucky to have survived. He never once talked about the experience to his extended family, never told who had carried him the sixty miles from Bataan to Cabanatuan, never shared any part of that experience. Although he married, they had no children. Jeff and my father had a younger brother, Paul, who was killed in Europe leading his platoon against an enemy machine gun emplacement in I served six years during the Viet Nam Era, having qualified in submarines, nuclear power school, at Guam aboard the U.

The Great Raid on Cabanatuan : William B. Breuer :

The men and women of my family know about the horrors of war and what service to country truly means. I have no love, no regard for educators at all levels who poison the minds of our children by propagandizing them against this country in school facilities built and maintained by American Taxpayers and re-inventing the story of America by claiming we have been an imperialistic nation. These intellectual parasites are like the cur in the story which bites the hand that feeds it. These books, this movie, and so many others tell the stories our children need to know.

Buy the books and movies. Share them with your children. Provide them with honorable models to emulate. One person found this helpful. This was a gift. I was told by my history buff that it was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

It taught me a good deal about McArthur that I did not know. I never thought much of him but now realize that politics was alive and well during WWII.

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What I didn't realize when I picked up this earlier book, was that it covers almost the exact same material, but in a much less engaging way. Here, Breuer provides a workmanlike account of the post-Pearl Harbor political and military context that led to the U. He similarly sketches out the spy network that operated under Japanese occupation, the regrouping of U. This material all more or less overlaps with Ghost Soldiers but isn't nearly as well written. Breuer has a penchant for trite melodramatic phrasing, and tends to repeat information over and over and over as if his reader has no memory.

It also doesn't help that instead of simply writing "three Rangers did X", he writes, "John Q. Doe of Plainview, MI did X. Another small tick that bothered me was that if any soldier had played college football, that merited mention -- but only football, no other sport. Finally, his interviews with veteran POWs and Rangers seemed to yield little more than the most banal of anecdotes and recollections and their inclusion, again, while honoring them, really doesn't help the book's readability.

Unfortunately, behind the weak writing lurk bigger flaws. Little did Mucci's Rangers know when they got under way that morning that over the next few days and nights they would be making history. Written by acclaimed military historian William B. Breuer, The Great Raid on Cabanatuan is a riveting account of that rescue mission and the gallant soldiers who carried it out against overwhelming odds.

Based largely on interviews with the heroes who survived the operation, and featuring twenty-eight previously unpublished photographs--many of them taken while the raid was in progress--it brings to life in electrifying detail the dramatic events that took place on the night of the raid, January 30, and during the harrowing days that followed. In sketching out the many roads that led to Cabanatuan, Breuer brilliantly combines oral history with dramatic narrative to bring to life some of the most spectacular events of the war in the Pacific.

We relive the hellish battles for Bataan and Corregidor, where in American and Filipino soldiers fought bravely to hold back the Japanese invasion force. We experience firsthand the horrors of the Bataan Death March on which tens of thousands of prisoners lost their lives en route to Cabanatuan. And we learn of the American underground and guerilla operations in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation from the men and women behind them, including Margaret Utinsky, leader of "Miss U's underground," and Claire Phillips, the glamorous lounge singer turned spy- master. If you are a fan of military history read this book.

This true story is about the greatest generation's bravery, ingenuity, and courage in the rescuing of POW's held captive in the Philippines during World War II. The way in which the rescue operation was organized and executed is still used as the model for current special forces teams around the world. Not only does this book talk about the rescue of the POW's it delves into the lives of the POW's during their captivity and before and after th If you are a fan of military history read this book. Not only does this book talk about the rescue of the POW's it delves into the lives of the POW's during their captivity and before and after their capture.

Overall a great read. Aug 26, Elliotte Bagg rated it it was amazing Shelves: What an amazing story, what happened to Americans and Filipinos during WW2 at the hands of the Japanese is truly horrifying, and something that should be more well taught in school history classes. From the downfall of the Phillipines as the Japanese overtook it, to the resistance tactics and horrendous conditions of those suffering in POW camps or rounded up by the Japanese police, to the raid itself, is one of those slices of history that feels closer to fantastical fiction, the fact that it h What an amazing story, what happened to Americans and Filipinos during WW2 at the hands of the Japanese is truly horrifying, and something that should be more well taught in school history classes.

From the downfall of the Phillipines as the Japanese overtook it, to the resistance tactics and horrendous conditions of those suffering in POW camps or rounded up by the Japanese police, to the raid itself, is one of those slices of history that feels closer to fantastical fiction, the fact that it happened is insane. Dec 18, Jennifer Worry rated it really liked it. This book is based upon the true events of one of the worst moments in military history.

There are parts of this book that are quite disturbing and graphic, so if you cannot handle something like that then I suggest that you do not read this book. However it is an amazing story to read. It is simply an amazing story in itself.

Breuer did an excellent job of capturing the emotions and the impact of what these POWs were forced to endure. If you like military history then this is most definitely a This book is based upon the true events of one of the worst moments in military history.

If you like military history then this is most definitely a book for you. Jan 01, Kim rated it really liked it. It does represent a much kinder view of Gerneral MacArthur. It also describes the establishment of the Army Rangers and Alamo Scout companies of the war. I'm glad I read TitD first because it was more personal and made it easier to then expand out a little and understand the wheres and whos of this story.

I like how the events were broken down in a sequence of events. Many of the POW's in the camp were beaten, tortured, or were put to death by the Japanese.

At times the truth just stressed me our so very much that I had to put the book down well written, told, plotted and made me cry but it needs to be read in honor of all our service people! Great book, incredible story. I was inspired by the way the Filipino natives readily gave up their most valued possessions to help the POWs, rather like what the church is supposed to do for each other. Sep 02, Jennefer rated it really liked it.

The Great Raid on Cabanatuan : Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor

If you've seen the movie you should read the book. There are important parts missing in the movie. You will have a better understanding of what the nurse does in the book. Apr 16, Matthew rated it it was amazing. Great informative book, full of tales of courage, determination and bravery.

It is a real same how the POW were treated by the American government after returning. Dec 02, Sylvia Andersen rated it it was amazing. Excellent account of the war in the Pacific and the horrors of internment camps run by the Japanese. Jul 21, Kathleen Anderson rated it really liked it.

The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor

Also enjoyed the movie, but the book has a lot more info. Nov 04, Andrea rated it really liked it. Probably needed to focus in more on the individual lives involved in the raid, rather than telling the whole story of WWII in the Phillipines.

I laughed a little, I cried a lot.

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