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just couldn't get into it. Needs more Shangri-la and less Lost.
It had a nice style that made it very easy to read. Great mix of history, adventure and anthropology. The author did a good job at bringing all of the participants to life. I really felt for them.
Amazing story brought to life with vivid and compassionate writing.
What a great read! This piece of well-paced, expertly researched nonfiction reads like a novel in places. Mitchell Zuckoff weaves together the details of everyone's lives with the story of the plane crash and subsequent rescue. It's an interesting adventure story with bits of anthropology and military history thrown in. A bonus for readers from Greater Binghamton is that one of the key people in the story was from Owego.
This book was amazing - not only the way it was written but because it's true. What a remarkable story about remarkable people.
just devoured this non-fiction book in 5 days. A well-written account of one amazing story.
I have never been able to really grasp any recent American history (or really recent world history). I was taking a huge risk by picking up a nonfiction historical novel. However, this book was very well written. It never got boring. It presented the factual events and pasts of the real life characters in a very easy-to-read-and-remember fashion. There was also a lot of background history and cultural history that I soaked up too. There are countless pictures throughout the book and it's fascinating to see the actual events happening.
Lost in Shangri-La tells the story of three survivors of a sight-seeing flight up the coast of New Guinea (where they were stationed during WWII) on 13 May 1945. The plane crashed into an unknown territory with many unknown natives who were at constant war between tribes and villages - not for personal gain or revenge - just for the sake of being at war. Some of the natives were known headhunters and cannibals and the very few who had seen a white man before were not fond because one had shot a native. These natives were still in the stone age.
Even if you are not a fan of history, this is still a very fascinating and readable book. Extraordinary tale - Margaret Hastings (the WAC and only female survivor of the crash) is one of the coolest women in history.
Lost in Shangri-La tells the story of three survivors of a sight-seeing flight up the coast of New Guinea (where they were stationed during WWII) on 13 May 1945. The plane crashed into an unknown territory with many unknown natives who were at constant war between tribes and villages - not for personal gain or revenge - just for the sake of being at war. Some of the natives were known headhunters and cannibals and the very few who had seen a white man before were not fond because one had shot a native. These natives were still in the stone age.
Even if you are not a fan of history, this is still a very fascinating and readable book. Extraordinary tale - Margaret Hastings (the WAC and only female survivor of the crash) is one of the coolest women in history.
Initially I rated this book as 4 stars, but I find myself thinking about the story daily so I changed it to five stars. Any book that captivates my mind days and weeks after is worth that much. Such a great read and hard to believe it’s a true story!
Cann’s “Rescue in Shangri-La
Now here is a history and a story that you can really sink your teeth into. This was m first encounter with Zuckoff and I was struck by his ability to juggle the story with tenderness and tenacity. I was so appreciative of his efforts to discuss not just the story of the crash survivors, but also to tell the journeys of the people in Shangri-La, to examine the indigenous stories, myths, and reactions to the white people, and to also highlight the heroic actions of the oft-forgotten and underappreciated Filipino soldiers and medics that jumped into the Baliel Valley to rescue the survivors with zero knowledge of ground conditions or extraction plan. Zuckoff really tells the whole, honest story, not just the easy one that grabbed the attention of a war weary nation. His dedication pours through the book and has definitely made me a fan. Its no wonder that I’ve seen his name at so many turns, I’m sorry I didn’t pick his books up sooner. I own the one about the Arctic rescue, you can bet it just moved up on my to-read list.