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" A thrilling account of the most daring American POW rescue mission of World War II.Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered World War II, and a new theater of battle opened up in the Pacific. But US troops, along with thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought alongside them, were overtaken in the Philippines by a fiercely determined Japanese navy, and many Americans and Filipino fighters were killed or captured.These American and Filipino...
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A graphic novel that follows the heroic actions of U.S. Army and Navy nurses stationed in the Philippines who were attacked by the Japanese during World War II. Describes how they suffered imprisonment and enemy assaults to care for wounded soldiers. Includes a glossary and sources of further information.