Lost in Shangri-la : a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II
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Published
New York : Harper Perennial, [2012].
ISBN
9780061988356, 0061988359
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 940.548 ZUC | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aircraft accidents -- New Guinea.
Airplane crash survival -- New Guinea.
Primitive societies -- 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.
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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Published
New York : Harper Perennial, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xii, 384 pages, 34 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780061988356, 0061988359
Notes
General Note
Originally published in hardcover in 2011.
General Note
Includes P.S. insights, interviews & more: Reactions from the home front : family and friends of survivors, crash victims, and rescuers respond to Lost in Shangri-La (34 pages).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"On May 13, 1945, a would-be pleasure tour for twenty-four U.S. Army servicemen and WACs turned into an unforgettable battle for survival when their plane crashed in the mysterious New Guinean valley known as "Shangri-La". Only three emerged from the wreckage. Emotionally devastated and badly injured, they faced certain death unless they braved a harrowing hike down the mountainside- a journey into the unknown that would lead them to a primitive tribe of superstitious natives who have never before seen a white man- or woman. Drawing upon interviews, diaries, declassified documents, and his own treks to the remote villages of New Guinea, Mitchell Zuckoff reveals how the determined trio traversed the dense jungle to find help, how a brave band of paratroopers risked their lives to rescue them, and how contemporary natives remember that long-ago day when strange creatures fell from the sky."--Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zuckoff, M. (2012). Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II (First Harper Perennial edition.). Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. 2012. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Harper Perennial, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II First Harper Perennial edition., Harper Perennial, 2012.
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