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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wukovits, John F., 1944- author.     Subjects     Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.     United States. Army Air Forces -- Search and rescue operations.     United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command.     United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.     Aircraft accidents -- Pacific Ocean -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wukovits, John F., 1944- author.       by title:      Lost at sea : Eddie ...         MARC Display

Lost at sea : Eddie Rickenbacker's twenty-four days adrift on the Pacific--a World War II tale of courage and faith / John Wukovits. by Wukovits, John F., 1944- author. [New York] : Caliber, [2023] Subjects Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.   United States. Army Air Forces -- Search and rescue operations.   United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command.   United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- United States.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Pacific Ocean.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.   Aircraft accidents -- Pacific Ocean -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780593184844 (hardcover) : 059318484X (hardcover) : Description:  xi, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "In the darkest days of World War II, an unlikely civilian was sent to deliver a letter from Washington to General MacArthur in New Guinea. Eddie Rickenbacker was a genuine icon, a pioneer of aviation, the greatest fighter pilot of the First World War, recipient of the Medal of Honor, who'd retired to become a renowned race car driver. Now in his fifties, one of the most admired men in America, Rickenbacker was again serving his nation, riding high above the Pacific as a passenger aboard a B-17. But soon the plane was forced to crash-land on the ocean surface, leaving its eight occupants adrift in tiny rubber life rafts, hundreds of miles from the nearest speck of land. Lacking fresh water and with precious little food, the men faced days of unrelenting sun, followed by nights shivering in the cold, fighting pangs of hunger, exhaustion, and thirst, all the while circled by sharks. Each prayed to see a friendly vessel on the horizon, and dreaded the arrival of a Japanese warship. Meanwhile, as the US Navy scoured the South Pacific, American radio and newspapers back home parsed every detail of Rickenbacker's disappearance, and an adoring public awaited news of his fate. Using survivors' accounts and contemporary records, award-winning author John Wukovits brings to life a gripping story of survival, leadership, and faith in a time of crisis."-- Publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.54497 Wu Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.54497 Wu Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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