Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II
by Heimann, Judith M
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151014345
- ISBN 13
- 9780151014347
- Seller
-
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harcourt, 2007-10-07. hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. A good hardcover copy with a tight and square binding. Hardcovers and dust jacket are very good (clean, no creasing, no edge wear). Presentation inscription is written on first front end paper. Text is clean. Side edge opposite spine has some mild blemishes. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.
Synopsis
N ovember 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast. Instead they found themselves unexpectedly facing a Japanese fleet—and were shot down. When they cut themselves loose from their parachutes, they were scattered across the island’s mountainous interior. Then a group of loincloth-wearing natives silently materialized out of the jungle. Would these Dayak tribesmen turn the starving airmen over to the hostile Japanese occupiers? Or would the Dayaks risk vicious reprisals to get the airmen safely home? The tribal leaders’ unprecedented decision led to a desperate game of hide-and-seek, and, ultimately, the return of a long-renounced ritual: head-hunting. A cinematic survival story that features a bamboo airstrip built on a rice paddy, a mad British major, and a blowpipe-wielding army that helped destroy one of the last Japanese strongholds, The Airmen and the Headhunters is a gripping, you-are-there journey into the remote world and forgotten heroism of the Dayaks.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Polly's Used Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41917
- Title
- The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II
- Author
- Heimann, Judith M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151014345
- ISBN 13
- 9780151014347
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando
- Date Published
- 2007-10-07
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 18 oz
Terms of Sale
Polly's Used Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Polly's Used Books
Biblio member since 2013
Grand Rapids, Michigan
About Polly's Used Books
Polly's Used Books is Polly's pride and joy. She works hard to find readers for the many books she has collected over the years. Many of the titles she has collected are hard-to-find items. Polly carefully inspects every book in her collection and decribes them honestly. She is very diligent about shipping orders. Polly wants to delight her customers with great product and service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
This Book’s Categories
Is your family bible valuable?
While they may have sentimental value, bibles passed down through the family are not often worth a lot of money. Learn more...
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
