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A doomed mission sets five young Americans in a forbidden and hostile land.
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Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive
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author: Thailand's Travel Guide Reviewers category: Asia's Travel Guides
4 Responses to “Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive”
I bought this as a gift so just going on the quality of the appearance it was excellent. I was really impressed with how quickly it was shipped to my home during the last week before christmas. Great job!
Rating: 4 / 5
A skillful telling of an amazing story! The authors do a superb job of intertwining the political backdrop to the story of what was going on in Tibet during WW2, in a way that the famous Seven Years in Tibet never did. In addition, the suspenseful story of how the plane was blown off course is clear and thrilling, as is the narrative of the 5 men’s hellish walk back out of Tibet. The picture of Tibet that emerges seems very realistic–neither glossing over the sometimes barbarous conditions that prevailed in traditional Tibet, the poverty, the filth, the distance between the aristocratic class and most other Tibetans, not neglecting the richness and depth of Tibetan culture. My only disappointment with the book was the rather abrupt ending. The story is told in day by day detail until the men cross back into India, and then the afterstory is told in simple bullet points. The greatest strength of the book is that the authors retraced much of the journey through Tibet and so can describe the landscape and terrain in vivid detail. They also use their sources to create a precise history of exactly what happened, and why. If you enjoy adventure stories, you will find much to like here.
Rating: 5 / 5
I found this book to be well written and told a remarkable story of the fliers that bailed out of their airplane over Tibet during WWII.
Rating: 5 / 5
For those hauling cargo over the Hump, the enemy was not the Japanese but rather what is probably the harshest weather and terrain on the earth.
On their ill fated flight the crew is lost and hundreds of miles off course when they finally are down to their last drops of fuel and bail out over an unknown land. Much to their surprise they ended up in a remote part of Tibet.
Most of the book is their story of their long journey to safety. The book also offers an early insight into the China-Tibet political struggles that continue today.
Very well written and an easy read for a rainy day.
Rating: 5 / 5