Rescue at Dawn The Los Banos Raid (2004)

Brandishing the stealth and cunning of a modernday Special Forces operation the Los Banos raid is regarded as one of the most successful airborne raids of all time On February 23 1945 a combined force of US paratroopers Filipino guerrillas and amphibious tanks liberated over 2000 POWs who faced a potential massacre by their Japanese captors In this featurelength special we return to the Los Banos Prison Camp with four soldiers who took part in the rescue and one of the liberated prisoners