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A lost world man-eating tribesmen lush andimpenetrable jungles stranded American fliers one of them a dame withgreat gams for heavens sake a startling rescue mission This is atrue story made in heaven for a writer as talented as Mitchell Zuckoff Whewwhat an utterly compelling and deeplysatisfying read Simon Winchester author of AtlanticAward-winning former Boston Globe 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 USmilitary personnel into a land that time forgot Fans of Hampton Sides Ghost Soldiers Marcus Luttrells Lone Survivor and David Granns The Lost Cityof Z will be captivated by Zuckoffs masterfullyrecounted all-true story of danger daring determination and discovery injungle-clad New Guinea during the final days of WWII.
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Mitchell Zuckoff is the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies at Boston University and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. As a reporter for The Boston Globe, he covered 9/11 and wrote the lead news story on the day of the attacks. As a member of the Globe Spotlight Team, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting. His honors include the PEN/Winship Award for Nonfiction, the Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and The Livingston Award for International Reporting.
