Early on the morning of January 28, 1945, a small detachment of volunteers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Mucci, leader of the 6th Ranger Battalion, embarked from their base in the Philippines on the most audacious rescue operation ever undertaken. Their objective: Penetrate thirty miles behind enemy lines and liberate 511 POWs from Cabanatuan, the notorious Japanese POW camp where thousands of American prisoners had been brutally tortured and killed.

Includes maps of: Manila Bay Region; MacArthur's Escape from Corregidor; Japan and Dominated Areas; Northern Leyte; Route to Cabanatuan Camp and Back; Layout of Cabanatuan Camp.

Deep in Hostile Territory -- Roosevelt Abandons the Philippines -- Legion of the Living Dead -- Sixty Miles of Atrocities -- Situation Fast Becoming Desperate'' -- You Are Enemies of Japan!'' -- Miss U and Her Underground -- Secret Radios and Boxcar Smugglers -- An Audacious Escape -- Manila's Notorious Club Tsubaki -- Alamo Scouts and Rangers -- Thumbs Down on a POW Rescue Scheme -- Eagles Soar Over Cabanatuan -- Hell Ships and Vanishing Guards -- A Perilous Mission -- Cross-Country Dominos -- Creeping Up on a Dark Stockade -- Pandemonium Erupts in the Night -- Stealthy Trek by Carabao Caravan -- Hamburgers, Tears, and Freedom -- Epilogue.