Among the headhunters : an extraordinary World War II story of survival in the Burmese jungle
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Published
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016].
Physical Desc
xxiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Chino Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
940.544 LYM
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940.544 LYM
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Crown King Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
940.544 LYMAN
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940.544 LYMAN
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Published
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index.
Description
"Flying the notorious "Hump" route between India and China in 1943, a twin engine Curtiss-Wright C-46 plane suffered engine failure and crashed over the mountainous, remote border country. Among the passengers and crew were celebrated CBS journalist Eric Sevareid, a Soviet double-agent posing as an OSS operative, and General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell's personal political adviser. Against the odds, all but one of the twenty-one people on the doomed aircraft survived. But they fell from the frying pan into the fire. Disentangling themselves from their chutes the shocked survivors discovered that they had arrived in wild country dominated by a tribe with a reason to hate white men. The Nagas were notorious headhunters who routinely practiced slavery and human sacrifice, their specialty being the removal of enemy heads. And Japanese soldiers lay close by too, with their own brand of a special hatred for American flyers. Among the Headhunters is the first-ever account of this incredible true World War II story of the adventures of these men among the Naga warriors, their sustenance from the air by the USAAF, and ultimate rescue by a military expedition. In this meeting two very different worlds collided, American and Naga. The young, exuberant apostles of the vast industrial democracy of the United States came face-to-face with an ancient race determined to preserve their local power, based on head-hunting and slaving traditions"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lyman, R. (2016). Among the headhunters: an extraordinary World War II story of survival in the Burmese jungle . Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyman, Robert. 2016. Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle. Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyman, Robert. Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lyman, Robert. Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
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