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

Mitchell Zuckoff

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A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this "Shangri-La."

Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoffunleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War IIrescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S.military personnel into a land that time forgot. Fans of Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers, Marcus Luttrell's Lone Survivor, and David Grann's The Lost Cityof Z will be captivated by Zuckoff's masterfullyrecounted, all-true story of danger, daring, determination, and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: Apr 24th, 2012
  • Pages: 432
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.20in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9780061988356
  • Categories: • Wars & Conflicts - World War II - Pacific Theater• Military - United States• Oceania

About the Author

Zuckoff, Mitchell: -

Mitchell Zuckoff is the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies at Boston University. He covered 9/11 for the Boston Globe and wrote the lead news story on the day of the attacks. Zuckoff is the author of seven previous works of nonfiction, including the number one New York Times bestseller 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, which became the basis of the Paramount Pictures movie of the same name. His earlier books also include the New York Times bestsellers Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time. As a member of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting and the winner of numerous national awards. He lives outside Boston.

Praise for this book

"A lost world, man-eating tribesmen, lush and impenetrable jungles, stranded American fliers (one of them a dame with great gams, for heaven's sake), a startling rescue mission. And then, an unread diary and a single survivor living quietly half a century later in Oregon, still remembered by the jungle-men of New Guinea. This is a true story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff. Whew--what an utterly compelling and deeply satisfying read!" - Simon Winchester
"Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable--ready for the big screen." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Mitchell Zuckoff has uncovered, and vividly reconstructed, such an astonishing tale. . . . Zuckoff skillfully builds narrative tension and deft character portraits. . . . . He has pulled off a remarkable feat -- and held the reader firmly in the grip." - David Grann, Washington Post
"This is an absorbing adventure right out of the Saturday-morning serials. . . . Lost in Shangri-La deserves a spot on the shelf of Greatest Generation nonfiction. It puts the reader smack into the jungle. " - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A riveting tale in the hands of a good storyteller. . . . The incidents and people themselves make this a riveting story, but they would not be so alive to the reader had the author not made such skillful use of sources, including, after 60-plus years, interviews with Walter and other aged participants in the adventure. Lost in Shangri-La is the most thrilling book, fiction or nonfiction, that I have read since I can't remember when." - Seattle Times
"A riveting tale in the hands of a good storyteller. . . . LOST IN SHANGRI-LA is the most thrilling book, fiction or nonfiction, that I have read since I can't remember when." - Seattle Times
"Such an astonishing tale. . . . Zuckoff is able to glimpse events from alternate vantage points, and skillfully builds narrative tension and deft character portraits. He has a sharp eye for the revealing detail. . . . Zuckoff has pulled off a remarkable feat--and held the reader firmly in the grip." - David Grann, Washington Post
"Zuckoff transforms impressive research into a deft narrative that brings the saga of the survivors to life." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Zuckoff delivers a remarkable survival story. . . . In this well-crafted book, Zuckoff turns the long-forgotten episode into an unusually exciting narrative. . . . Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable--ready for the big screen." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"[An] engaging story. . . . This excellent book will be enjoyed by anyone who loves true adventure stories." - Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] gripplingly cinematic account. . . . A remarkable cast of characters. . . . A." - Entertainment Weekly
"A truly incredible adventure." - New York Times Book Review
"Mitchell Zuckoff has found one of the great untold yarns of World War II. In the bold tradition of The Lost City of Z and other well-crafted armchair adventures, Lost in Shangri-La takes us on a breathless descent through forbidding jungles into the heart of the Stone Age." - Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder
"This excellent book will be enjoyed by anyone who loves true adventure stories of disaster and rescue such as Alfred Lansing's Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage." - Library Journal (starred review)
"Lost in Shangri-La is a riveting work and a thrilling journey to the beginning of time. Along the way, Zuckoff discovers not only the truth about the crash and its aftermath, but also deeper truths about how modern and prehistoric people view the world, each other, and themselves." - James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt
"A joyride to boost troop morale in the waning days of World War II turns into a tale of grit and determination on the part of the survivors and their intrepid rescuers. And just in case you think it can't possibly be true, Mitchell Zuckoff has letters, diaries, photographs and even long-lost movies documenting the entire odyssey. This is exciting history told exactly as it should be, through the words and images of those who lived it." - Cokie Roberts, Emmy-award winning journalist and bestselling author