| 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness Contributor(s): Murphy, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306824523 ISBN-13: 9780306824524 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A riveting...saga of survival against formidable odds (Washington Post) about one man who survived a World War II plane crash in Alaska's harsh Yukon territory Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their hastily retrofitted B-24 Liberator in harsh winter conditions. The mission ended in a crash that claimed all but one-Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with no wilderness experience. With little more than a parachute for cover and an old Boy Scout knife in his pocket, Crane found himself alone in subzero temperatures. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable twelve-week saga. |