I read the book "Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides which is about the same incident and I can assure you there is no love story in there. I'm not really sure how I feel about one being put in. Ghost Soldiers was pretty graphic about what befell those poor people, not much romance in it... Trish McDougall >From: Cindy Stanford <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Movie about POWs of WWII >Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:57:40 -0500 > >From "Gettysburg and the Sons of Confederate Veterans"... Indigo Nights >wrote: > >>> Sometime soon, there is going to be a movie about POWs of WW II from >Japan. <<< > >http://www.miramax.com/thegreatraid/ > >The movie is based on the book "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan: Rescuing the >Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor" by William B. Breuer, although I >wonder if the book included a love story as the movie does. > >"From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called >'a >first-class historian,' here is a riveting account of one of the most >spectacular rescue operations in history. On January 30, 1945, American >troops staged a successful raid on Cabanatuan, a notorious Japanese POW >camp >where thousands of prisoners had been tortured and died. Based on >interviews >with the heroes who survived the raid, this book brings to life in >electrifying detail the dramatic events that took place on that historic >day." > >http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471037427.html > >Cindy Stanford >Content Developer >Exploration Place >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >300 North McLean Blvd. >Wichita, KS 67203 USA >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >(316) 266-4208 Phone >(316) 263-4545 Fax >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >[log in to unmask] >www.exploration.org > >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ >CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: >This message from Exploration Place, Inc. contains information which is >privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended >recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, >disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message >is >strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it >immediately and please notify us immediately at 316-263-3373. Thank you. >~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ > > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).