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

By Mitchell Zuckoff

Book Overview

"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 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061988340
• ISBN13: 9780061988349
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

ordered Again

I have so loved this books story ,that i have purchased it several TIMES .Read it several times and am always amazed at the story line Buy it!!! Anyone i have given this book to raves about it ! always want to keep one on my shelf for those who say they do not read ! Now they READ!

Excellent nonfiction book

An eye opening book about other things going on in WW11 that very few people were aware of. Definitely a favorite book of mine.