Lost in Shangri-la

a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II

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545 pages

English language

Published Feb. 26, 2011 by HarperLuxe.

ISBN:
978-0-06-206504-9
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OCLC Number:
670476025

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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.

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Subjects

  • Survival
  • Airplane crash survival
  • Aircraft accidents
  • United States
  • Search and rescue operations
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • American Aerial operations
  • Primitive societies
  • Missing in action
  • United States. Army Air Forces

Places

  • United States
  • New Guinea