Preferred Shelf Number:
796.52 GUT
Title:
The boys in the cave : deep inside the impossible rescue in Thailand
Author:
Gutman, Matt, 1977- author.
ISBN:
9780062909916
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
viii, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part One: The Moo Pa -- Some Birthday -- "How can I sleep when my son is inside?" -- Retreat -- "You have one last chance, or the boys will die" -- The Foreigners -- The Shadow Quartet -- Jungle Bash -- Contact -- Part Two: Suicide Mission -- The Zero-Risk Option -- Letters Home -- The Wet Mulles -- Sticking Your Neck Out -- Getting the Green Light? -- D-Day -- Like an Egg in a Rock -- A Few Shots of Ketamine -- The Complacency Gap -- Lost -- "Life Celebration Party."
Abstract:
From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks. Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them.
Language:
English
Format:
Books
