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Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and...
by Starks, Richard; Murcutt, Miriam | HC | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 3 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781592285723
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Lost in Tibet : the Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- General, Military
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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Set against the majestic yet unforgiving Himalayan landscape of World War II Tibet-an unknown and tightly sealed land deeply suspicious of foreigners--LOST IN TIBET recounts the taut adventure of five American airmen facing the greatest challenge of their young lives. Hundreds of miles off course and running low on fuel, the airmen bail out of their foundering plane over what they thought was India. Instead, they parachute into the high Himalayan ridges of a Tibet riven with political intrigue and pressed tightly between Westerners involved in a war they didn't understand and Chinese who threatened their very existence. Surviving the parachute drop from the plane was only the airmen's first challenge, and perhaps their easiest. Impeccably researched and well paced, LOST IN TIBET tells the previously untold story of the group's struggle to escape back to the relative safety of their base in India.
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Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1592285724
ISBN-13
9781592285723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30539293
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lost in Tibet : the Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Military
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D811.5.S7194 2004
Reviews
"This book will be fascinating to anyone even casually interested in the politics of my country." Losang Gyatso, Tibetan artist and actor "A well-rendered story of WWII action and adventure, one with plenty of twists and operational pointers for future warriors." -- Kirkus Reviews "Authors Starks and Murcutt absorbingly recount the political conquest of Tibet through the story of these five young men's unwitting embroilment in an international incident and their extraordinary journey home."-- Publishers Weekly on-line "This is a fine story of courage and diplomacy that presents invaluable information on a little-known theater of WWII and insight into the Tibet-China political situation."-- Booklist "It's a good story and an interesting footnote to world history.."--St. Louis Post Dispatch, "This is a 'must read' for mountaineers and history buffs alike. I was absorbed and moved."--Amanda Daflos, Director, Special Projects, International Mountain Explorers Connection, "This book tells abount an incident that has been hidden for too many years. It's a fascinating adventure that stands out from all the other war-time experiences I have heard about." Charles Martin, former "Hump" pilot
Table of Content
1. The Forgotten Theater 2. Hitting the Silk 3. India or China? 4. No Shangri-la 5. The Last Blank on the Map 6. A Wholly Erroneous Conclusion 7. Political Quagmire 8. Gokar-la 9. "This Desolate Lhasa" 10. A Chinese Welcome 11. Gin and Lime? 12. Double Bill 13. R.S.V.P. 14. The last Word 15. Christmas Eve 16. Dead Men Walking Afterword
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-048959
Dewey Decimal
951/.504
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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