81 Days Below Zero
The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · March 1, 2016
"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.
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- Who it’s for
- A survival story with wartime stakes, Arctic hardship, and a plainspoken pull.
- Genres
- Survival Stories, World War II History, Military Aviation
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, March 1, 2016
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"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.
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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.
Frozen Stakes
A survival story with wartime stakes, Arctic hardship, and a plainspoken pull.
Come here for
- a stark survival story
- World War II flight and frozen-wilderness ordeal
Expect
- tense endurance over easy heroics
- history that reads with narrative urgency
Where it sits
| Survival Stories | 58% |
|---|---|
| World War II History | 50% |
| Military Aviation | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Lives
- World War II History
- Authors
- Brian Murphy
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- March 1, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Military Lives