Ghost Soldiers
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Ghost Soldiers is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the daring World War II rescue of American POWs from a Japanese camp in the Philippines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost Soldiers canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghost Soldiers Context triple: [The Great Raid, basedOn, Ghost Soldiers]
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A.
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
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B.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
Rudder's Rangers
Rudder's Rangers is an elite, highly selective training unit within the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets that focuses on advanced military skills, leadership development, and physically demanding field exercises.
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E.
The Outpost
The Outpost is a 2020 war drama film depicting the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan, known for its intense combat realism and an ensemble cast including Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghost Soldiers Target entity description: Ghost Soldiers is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the daring World War II rescue of American POWs from a Japanese camp in the Philippines.
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A.
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
-
B.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
-
C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
Rudder's Rangers
Rudder's Rangers is an elite, highly selective training unit within the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets that focuses on advanced military skills, leadership development, and physically demanding field exercises.
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E.
The Outpost
The Outpost is a 2020 war drama film depicting the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan, known for its intense combat realism and an ensemble cast including Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Hampton Sides ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Alamo Scouts
ⓘ
Filipino guerrillas ⓘ U.S. Army Rangers raid on Cabanatuan ⓘ |
| describes | Bataan Death March survivors ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | rescue of American POWs from Cabanatuan prison camp ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
ⓘ
narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasFormat | book ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
American soldiers
ⓘ
surviving POWs ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American prisoners of war in the Philippines
ⓘ
Japanese war crimes ⓘ Philippine guerrillas ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine resistance movement
United States Army Rangers ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Rangers
special operations in World War II ⓘ survival in POW camps ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | historical narrative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers of military history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines in World War II
Raid at Cabanatuan ⓘ World War II ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of a World War II POW rescue mission
ⓘ
popularizing the story of the Cabanatuan raid ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1945 ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabanatuan, Philippines
Luzon ⓘ
surface form:
Luzon, Philippines
|
| timeOfPublication | early 2000s ⓘ |
| tone |
historical
ⓘ
narrative-driven ⓘ |
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Subject: Ghost Soldiers Description of subject: Ghost Soldiers is a nonfiction book by Hampton Sides that recounts the daring World War II rescue of American POWs from a Japanese camp in the Philippines.
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