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Hampton Sides

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

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6th Ranger Battalion

The 6th Ranger Battalion, a WWII American unit converted from the 98th Field Artillery Battalion, in the Asia-Pacific Theater, successfully raided the Japanese Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines on January 30, 1945, rescuing Allied prisoners of war.

98th Field Artillery Battalion

The 98th Field Artillery Battalion was a WWII unit in the Asia-Pacific theater. In 1944, it was downsized and converted from an artillery unit into an infantry 6th Ranger Battalion.

Alamo Scouts

The Alamo Scots, the US 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, were a World War II reconnaissance group tasked with intelligence gathering in the Asia-Pacific theater.