Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure & the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
Author: Mitchell Zuckoff
“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….Read More
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Author: Mitchell Zuckoff Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the book page to read more.....Read More Amazon goodreads Review this Book… Continue Reading Posted in: National Security, Private Security Services Employees, Terrorism Prevention
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
On November 5, 1942, a US cargo plane slammed into the Greenland Ice Cap. Four days later, the B-17 assigned to the search-and-rescue mission became lost in a blinding storm… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, History, Military, World War (1939 1945)
In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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Thunderstruck
With a cast of characters, this book brings together two seemingly disparate yet inextricably linked lives to paint a portrait of a hugely significant age of cultural, social and technological… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Biography, Inventors
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.A… Continue Reading Posted in: 1869 1940, Bibliography, Biography, Dodd, German History, True Crime, William Edward
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & New Zealand History, Bibliography, Description And Travel, History of Australia & New Zealand, New Zealand Auckland Islands
Flyboys
James Bradley's #1 bestseller Flags of Our Fathers made real the humanity and legacy of war as few books had before. Now, in Flyboys, Bradley returns to World War II… Continue Reading Posted in: 1939 1945, Bibliography, Biography, World War
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
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