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Lost in Shangri-La; A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Lost in Shangri-La; A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

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Lost in Shangri-La; A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

by Zuckoff, Mitchell

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New York: HarperCollins Publishers 978-0-06-198834-9 [978-0-06-198834-9] 2011, 1st printing. (Hardcover) 384pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs, notes, index. "On May 13, 1945, twenty-four American servicemen and WAC's boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over 'Shangri-La,' a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea. Unlike the peaceful Tibetan monks of James Hilton's best-selling novel Lost Horizon, this Shangri-La was home to spear-carrying tribesmen, warriors rumored to be cannibals". Locale: Dutch New Guinea; Jungle; New Guinea; Shangri-La. (World War 2, Adventure and Adventurers, Military History, Survival, World War 2).

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In 1945, a sightseeing trip over "Shangri-La" turned deadly when the plane crashed, leaving only three survivors who, battling for their survival, were caught between man-eating headhunters and the enemy Japanese, in this real-life adventure drawn from personal interviews, declassified Army documents and personal photos and mementos.

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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
Zuckoff, Mitchell
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Hardcover
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Used
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ISBN 10
0061988340
ISBN 13
9780061988349
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers 978-0-06-198834-9
Place of Publication
New York
This edition first published
2011-04
Keywords
World War 2, Adventure and Adventurers, Military History, Survival, World War 2
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