The Great Raid: Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor by William B. Breuer; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Patrick Lawlor

Here is the full story of the daring mission that inspired the movie Ghost Soldiers.

Before General Douglas MacArthur could fulfill his stirring promise of “I shall return” and retake the Philippines from Japanese control, a remarkable rescue mission would have to take place. Captured American soldiers had been held at the notorious Cabanatuan prison camp for more than thirty-three months. Emaciated and ill from brutal mistreatment, a mere 511 POWs remained from the 25,000-strong fighting force that MacArthur had been ordered to abandon on February 23, 1942.

On the morning of January 28, 1945, a small band of Army Rangers set out on an audacious and daring rescue effort to penetrate thirty miles into Japanese controlled territory, storm the camp, and escape with the POWs, carrying them if necessary.

The Great Raid is a thrilling true-life adventure story and an inspiring testament to American heroism and grit.

“[A] compelling, action-oriented story, which translates well to audio. Patrick Lawlor capably keeps the story moving.”—AudioFile

“An exciting narrative presented by a first-rate storyteller.”—Publishers Weekly

“The book's great virtue is that it allows a number of the rapidly diminishing band of survivors of the whole experience to have their say.”—Booklist

William B. Breuer is the acclaimed and award-winning author of thirty-four books focusing on World War II, the CIA, and the FBI, as well as the Korean War. Fourteen of his books have been selections of the Military Book Club. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Patrick Lawlor An AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. His recent audio includes the New York Times bestseller The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell (Tantor).

"Lawlor is masterful." —The Philadelphia Inquirer