Lost in Shangri-la a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II

"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 an...

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Main Author: Zuckoff, Mitchell
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Language:English
Published: 2011.
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