Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II
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New York : Harper, c2011.
Physical Desc:
xii, 384 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
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"A lost world, man-eating tribesmen, lush andimpenetrable jungles, stranded American fliers (one of them a dame withgreat gams, for heaven's sake), a startling rescue mission. . . . This is atrue story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff. Whew—what an utterly compelling and deeplysatisfying read!" —Simon Winchester, author of Atlantic
Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoffunleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War IIrescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S.military personnel into a land that time forgot. Fans of Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers, Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor, and David Grann's The Lost Cityof Z will be captivated by Zuckoff's masterfullyrecounted, all-true story of danger, daring, determination, and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.
Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoffunleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War IIrescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S.military personnel into a land that time forgot. Fans of Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers, Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor, and David Grann's The Lost Cityof Z will be captivated by Zuckoff's masterfullyrecounted, all-true story of danger, daring, determination, and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Aircraft accidents -- New Guinea.
Airplane crash survival -- New Guinea.
Primitive societies -- New Guinea.
Shipwreck survival -- New Guinea.
Survival -- New Guinea.
Survival at sea -- New Guinea.
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.
Airplane crash survival -- New Guinea.
Primitive societies -- New Guinea.
Shipwreck survival -- New Guinea.
Survival -- New Guinea.
Survival at sea -- New Guinea.
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.
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Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061988349, 9780061988356, 0061988359
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-370) and index.
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Zuckoff, M. (2011). Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II. New York, Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. 2011. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. New York, Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell, Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. New York, Harper, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. New York, Harper, 2011.
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