Lost in Shangri-la
About this book
Describes the 1945 odyssey of three plane crash survivors in New Guinea who endured a harrowing journey through the jungle to seek help, their encounter with a primitive tribe who had never seen white people, and their eventual rescue by a band of paratroopers.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL15445037W
Subjects
United StatesSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksSearch and rescue operationsWorld War, 1939-1945American Aerial operationsPrimitive societiesMissing in actionUnited States. Army Air ForcesAircraft accidentsNew York Times bestsellernyt:e-book_nonfiction=2011-04-23Airplane crash survivalnyt:hardcover_political_books=2011-08-27SurvivalAmericanWorld War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Aerial Military operationsArmed Forces