Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
- SKU: 9780061988356
- Category: History, Snag Books Bestselling Titles
A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this Shangri-La.
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mitchell Zuckoff
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/24/2012
ISBN: 9780061988356
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 05/27/2012 pg. 24
A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this Shangri-La.
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mitchell Zuckoff
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/24/2012
ISBN: 9780061988356
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 05/27/2012 pg. 24
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