Wright, John M. (2009). Captured on Corregidor: Diary of an American P.O.W. in World War II. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4251-5. The movie was shot in 2002 but it was pulled from its original 2003 release schedule on several occasions. It was finally released in August 2005, by Miramax Films, which coincided with the formal departure of co-founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein from the company. [ citation needed]

Unearthing the untold human stories of Operation Chariot, Bridge of Spies author Giles Whittell reveals it to be a fundamentally misconceived raid whose impact and legacy was secured by astonishing bravery. WWII: Raid on the Bataan Death Camp". Shootout!. Season 2. Episode 5. December 1, 2006. 41:44 minutes in. History Channel. Goff, Marsha Henry (May 23, 2006). "Rangers Played Heroic Role in Camp Liberation". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011 . Retrieved March 29, 2010. The film showcases the efforts of American soldiers and the Filipino resistance guerrilla, rescuing Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese POW camp.But it was far from mission accomplished. As historian Peter Stanley said, ‘everything else was secondary [to the destruction of Campbeltown] but everything else went wrong’. The small boats intended to take the unit home were largely destroyed, leaving many commandos stranded or forced to escape by other means. Many of the men went into the mission on Benzedrine, an amphetamine widely available among troops at the time. The drug could keep them going for hours and dull all sense of anxiety. This would have been useful given the poor state of the pre-launch preparation, as well as the sheer odds against survival and success.

United States Armed Forces in the Far East, composed of the highly trained U.S. Army Philippine Scouts and the inadequately-trained Philippine Army The Raid at Cabanatuan ( Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Cabanatuan), also known as the Great Raid (Filipino: Ang Dakilang Pagsalakay), was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp. Hogan, David W. (1992). Raiders or Elite Infantry?: The Changing Role of the U.S. Army Rangers from Dieppe to Grenada. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 0-313-26803-7.

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King, Michael J. (1985). Rangers: Selected Combat Operations in World War II. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 1-4289-1576-1. St Nazaire was one of the 38 battle honours presented to the commandos after the war. [79] The survivors formed their own association, the St Nazaire Society, which is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. [80] Campaign Diary March 1942". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007 . Retrieved 7 August 2010. Tariman, Pablo A. (February 9, 2005). "Most Successful Rescue Mission in US History". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved March 15, 2010.

Lessig, Hugh (July 6, 2011). "Another storied WWII veteran passes on". Daily Press Publisher Group. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retired Marine Corps captain Dale Dye was the film's military advisor and trained the cast in a boot camp in northern Queensland, reprising a role and practice from Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan and Platoon. [1] Enthralling . . . the heroism on display that night was unsurpassed, and Whittell is right to call his book The Greatest Raid' Simon Griffith, Mail on SundayAmong the serving sailors present was Chief Petty Officer Lee Burkin, of P2000 patrol boat HMS Exploit. His Grandfather, Able Seaman Gerald Burkin, served in S-class submarine HMS Sturgeon which left Portsmouth ahead of the main convoy of ships for the raid. The film covers the resistance work undertaken by nurse Margaret Utinsky, who smuggled medicine into the POW camps. The Kempeitai arrested her and sent her to Fort Santiago prison. She was eventually released but spent six weeks recovering from gangrene as a result of injuries sustained from beatings. [ citation needed] The movie ends with the prisoners being liberated.