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The actual "survival" story was underwhelming and uneventful about one day after the initial crash, but the book was still interesting for it's insight into the culture of the natives of Shangri-La and their interactions with the Americans that landed there. Overall, the book was overly drawn out and not the incredible adventure story I expected, but it was still a quick read about an interesting subject previously unknown to me.
I liked it. the author did a good job of humanizing the story and making it more than just a boring war time rescue mission. it was interesting to learn about this undiscovered culture but also bittersweet as it meant modern society would destroy yet another people with their unnecessary interventions. even though the entire book had been leading up to the eventual rescue, the actual act seemed to be over a little quickly, making the climax a bit... anticlimactic. but I liked the author's style and I would read more from him.
(listened to audiobook). Snooze. I just could not get into this.
I enjoyed this book - it read like a novel with just enough background and facts to get a sense for the time and place.
A bit of a slower read thanI thought it would be. I learned about some Indonesian history, WWII but i never was very invested in the rescue of the survivors or the build up.
really great true story. Got a little bogged down with all the names and details.
adventurous
informative
As I was reading this book, all I could think was that my knowledge of World War II is very limited. Sure, I know about Hitler, the camps, D-Day, and the heroics of the men depicted in Band of Brothers. I know about Pearl Harbor and the bombs America dropped to force Japan into submission. I also knew that women played a role in the war, but that knowledge was cursory in nature. It wasn't until I read this biography of a historical crash in New Guinea that I began to envision the scope of the war beyond Europe and Japan. I learned about WAC - the Women's Army Corps - and how they were among the first women to serve in the war in a capacity other than nurse. For more info, try this link: http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/wac/wac.htm" The Women's Army Corps.
As for this book, I gave it a five star rating because it was well-written and seemed very well researched. I also found the pictures to be of great interest.
As for this book, I gave it a five star rating because it was well-written and seemed very well researched. I also found the pictures to be of great interest.
This is actually a 3.5. Had heard lots about this but it didn't quite live up to its rep--I'd heard someone compare it to Unbroken--no comparison here. This is a mediocrely-written story of some military sightseers who crashed into a remote mountain valley in New Guinea in 1945, the survival of 3 of them, and the effort to extricate them safely from the valley. Interesting, but not amazing.
Plane crashes in New Guinea at the end of ww2, *SPOILER* 3 people survive, meet uncontacted tribes, and have a dope rescue using gliders getting snatched by planes cause the jungle crazy y’all. Well written, great story, would absolutely recommend to pretty much anyone.