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SMITH, Steven Trent
THE RESCUE. A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War Two
New York: John Wiley, 2001
First edition. Hardcover in near fine condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped. Dustjacket in fine condition. x, 326pp, bibliography and index. With black-and-white photographs in text and 3 maps. From d/j flap - "Forty Americans trapped in the Philippines. A set of secret Japanese battle plans, and the submarine that saved them. By 1944, forty Americans - missionaries, escaped POWs and sugar planters had endured nearly three years of hell while hiding from the Japanese in the mountains of the central Philippines. Then came word that MacArthur was sending a submarine, the Crevalle to save them, they had a dangerous trek of 100 miles south to meet the sub. The refugees had no idea that their dramatic rescue was just a cover for a mission of great strategic importance."
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18.00 GBP
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