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The Airmen And The Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II

The Airmen And The Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II

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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

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Mariner Books, 2009-01-15. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Each book is inspected by store owner/staff.Each book is inspected by store owner/staff. Minimal blunted corners, head or tail of spine. Back cover is creased and curled. Remainder Marked

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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.

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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
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
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ISBN 10
0156033259
ISBN 13
9780156033251
Publisher
Mariner Books
Place of Publication
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
Date Published
2009-01-15
Size
5x0x8
Keywords
India History|Military Aviation History |World War II History
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History;
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10 oz

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