Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

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Is this book considered an AP level book?

Glenn Gray I agree with David Bowman. It is an enjoyable read that could easily be managed by any reader with high school or better reading skills.

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Wondering if tandem parachute jumping was done back in those days? That might help with the challenge of the small men. And get two men down to the same place.

“When we saw them, we thought they were coming down on a vine from the sky,” said Lisaniak Mabel, who witnessed the paratroopers’ arrival as a boy. Where do these legends originate? How long have the legends been around?

Only 3 survived the crash. There is a monument remembering the others who died. Can we do more to remember the fallen? Honoring the WW2 Fallen - Marian Gillis from the “Lost in Shangri-La” could have been 100 years old on January 7, 2017 had she not lost her life in World War 2. Read about Marian at: http://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2017/01/ww2-fallen-marian-gillis-of-lost-in.html

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