from Carol420

From Book Cover:In Nov. 1942 a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. A second rescue operation was launched, but the plane, the Grumman Duck, flew into ...

from labdaddy4

This is an excellent story of a small slice of WWII history that most have no knowledge of in today's world. The description of the hardships endured by the survivors of an military aircraft crash on a Greenland glacier are stark and difficult to imagine. The bravery and fortitude of this handful...

from dougcornelius

A tremendous story of survival during WWII and exploration of today. A plane crashed in WWII in the frigid, glacial reaches of Greenland. It's rescue plane crashes and then a second rescue plane crashes. The book covers their story of bravery and survival. At the same time it adds in a current da...

from Stbalbach

Well written and taught narrative, Zuckoff uses a braided narrative technique for both a modern and historical story in alternating chapters, culminating when the trails finally meet. Although writing about survival in the Arctic has been done so many times, he keeps it fresh. I'd normally give i...

from Twink

Subtitled: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II Mitchell Zuckoff's name might already be familiar to you - he's also the author of a previous best seller - Lost in Shangri-La. Zuckoff again revisits World War II history, recounting the fate of the men on a ...