Lost in Tibet The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive

Name: Lost in Tibet The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive
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ISBN: 9780762781348

ISBN-10: 0762781343

ISBN-13: 9780762781348

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Richard Starks, Miriam Murcutt

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Caught in a violent storm and blown far off their intended course, five American airmen--flying the dangerous Himalayan supply route known as "The Hump"--were forced to bail out just seconds before their plane ran out of fuel. To their astonishment, they found they had landed in the heart of Tibet. There they had to confront what, to them, seemed a bizarre--even alien--people. At the same time, they had to extricate themselves from the political turmoil that even then was raging around Tibet's right to be independent from China.Now back in print,Lost in Tibetis an extraordinary story of high adventure that sheds light on the remarkable Tibetan people, just at the moment when they were…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 9/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English



Introduction to the New Edition


Acknowledgments



The Forgotten Theater



Hitting the Silk



India or China?



No Shangri-la



The Last Blank on the Map



A Wholly Erroneous Conclusion



Political Quagmire



Gokar-la!



"This Desolate Lhasa"



A Chinese Welcome



Gin and Lime?



Double Bill



R.S.V.P.



The Last Word



Christmas Eve



Dead Men Walking


Afterword


Notes


Bibliography


About the Authors