If Lost in Shangri-La truly was the most incredible rescue mission of World War II, the 1940s must have been a pretty dull decade.The advertised 'survival'? Three characters walking around in the jungle for six days. 'Adventure' turned out to be meeting the local natives, whom Zuckoff misleadingly h...
Blurb - "Colonel Prossen searched for ways to ease the stress among his staff. On the 13th May 1945 he had arranged the most sought after prize, one certain to boost morale - a trip to Shangri-la. Margaret was at her desk when the invitation came..."The members of Base G camp in Hollandia, Dutch New...
This is an amazing story of tragedy, courage, and survival. WWII has provided fodder for many tales, and Zuckoff has taken this one and brilliantly brought it to life. Zuckoff does a wonderful job of introducing the victims/survivors of the 1945 plane crash into the uncharted jungles of Shangri-La N...
I bet you watched at least some TV coverage of the rescue of Chilean miners in 2010. The whole world did. In 1945 there was comparable interest in a remarkable rescue. People followed the search and then the rescue attempts for weeks. But a few small events, like the first use of nuclear weapons an...
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