Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II
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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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Large type books.
Primitive societies -- New Guinea.
Survival -- New Guinea.
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Search and rescue operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.
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Zuckoff, M. (2011). Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York, HarperLuxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. 2011. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. New York, HarperLuxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell, Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. New York, HarperLuxe, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Zuckoff, Mitchell. Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II. 1st HarperLuxe ed. New York, HarperLuxe, 2011.
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