Lost in Shangri-La

A lost world man-eating tribesmen lush andimpenetrable jungles stranded American fliers (one of them <em>a dame withgreat gams</em> 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 <em>Atlantic</em><br /><em> </em><br />Award-winning former <em>Boston Globe</em> 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' <em>Ghost Soldiers</em> Marcus Luttrell's <em>Lone Survivor</em> and David Grann's <em>The Lost Cityof Z </em>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.