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81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness Hardback - 2015

by Brian Murphy

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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. With little more than a parachute for cover and an old Boy Scout knife in his pocket, Crane now found himself alone in subzero temperatures. Crane knew, as did the Ladd Field crews who searched unsuccessfully for the crash site, that his chance of survival dropped swiftly with each passing day.

But Crane did find a way to stay alive in the grip of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact.

81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve and moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon's unforgiving wilds. His is a tale of the capacity to endure extreme conditions, intense loneliness, and flashes of raw terror-and emerge stronger than before.

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  • Title 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
  • Author Brian Murphy
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, Philadelphia
  • Publication date 2015-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780306823282 / 0306823284
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations,, Air pilots, Military - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015003484
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.544

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Brian Murphy, a journalist and author, has reported around the world for The Associated Press for more than twenty years. He joined the Washington Post in 2014 and lives in Athens, Greece.

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Da Capo Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine i n fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 238 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their refitted their hastily refitted B-24 Liberator. The mission ended ina crash that killed four of the five with only Philadelphia native Leon Crane surviving. Hope for a rescue was remote but Crane was somehow able to survive the sub-zero temperatures and after 12 weeks amazingly walked out of the ordeal intact. This is Clark's remarkable story.
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