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

Zuckoff, Mitchell.

Large Print 2011

Just before the end of the Second World War, a US Army transport plane flying over New Guinea's hidden Baliem valley crashed into uncharted mountains. Somehow, three of the twenty-four passengers and crew survived the crash: Lt. John McCollom, Sgt. Kenneth Decker, and Cpl. Margaret Hastings. Hurt, and afraid, they prayed for deliverance - from their wounds and from the spear-carrying Dani tribesmen who roamed the mountains, a people untouched by...

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