“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.
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 2011-04-26
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Language: English
- Pages: 432
Categories:History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Military / United StatesHistory / Expeditions & DiscoveriesHistory / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Pacific TheaterTravel / United States / South / GeneralHistory / Asia / South / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / WomenHistory / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)History / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021) - Available Formats:
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