Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Paperback - 2011
by Mitchell Zuckoff
From the rear cover
In 1945, twenty-four American servicemen and women boarded a plane to see "Shangri-La," a beautiful valley deep within Dutch New Guinea. But when the plane crashed, only three pulled through to battle for survival.
Emotionally devastated and badly injured, the trio faced certain death. Caught between spear-carrying tribesmen and enemy Japanese, they trekked down the jungle-covered mountainside and straight into superstitious natives rumored to be cannibals.
Drawn from interviews, Army documents, photos, diaries, and original film footage, Lost in Shangri-La recounts this true-life adventure for the first time. Mitchell Zuckoff reveals how the trio traversed the jungle; how brave Filipino-American paratroopers risked their lives to save the survivors; how a native leader protected the Americans; and how a cowboy colonel attempted an untried rescue mission to get them out.
A riveting work of nonfiction that brings to life an odyssey at times terrifying, enlightening, and comic, Lost in Shangri-La is a thrill ride from beginning to end.
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- Title Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
- Author Mitchell Zuckoff
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Lrg
- Pages 560
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Large Print
- Date 2011-04
- Large Print Yes
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Large Print, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780062065049 / 0062065041
- Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 5.96 x 1.24 in (22.76 x 15.14 x 3.15 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Oceania
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Search and rescue, Large type books
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.548
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