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ISBN
0306824523
Book Title
81 Days below Zero : The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
Item Length
8.9in
Publisher
Hachette Books
Publication Year
2016
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
Brian Murphy
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / World War II, Military
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Number of Pages
264 Pages

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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 found himself alone in subzero temperatures. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable twelve-week saga.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306824523
ISBN-13
9780306824524
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217096812

Product Key Features

Book Title
81 Days below Zero : The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
Author
Brian Murphy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
264 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
D790.2.M87 2016
Reviews
Minneapolis Star Tribune , 6/28/15 " 81 Days Below Zero by Brian Murphy, is a thrilling page-turner of true-live adventure... Murphy's instincts for pacing and re-creating emotions, dialogue and details are so finely crafted that you might find yourself shivering right along with Crane as he struggles to hang on in subzero conditions with only his Boy Scout knife, 40 matches, a parachute and the clothes on his back." Alaska Dispatch News , 7/12/15 "Pilot's genuine Alaska survival story puts reality TV to shame... As survival tales go, this one is epic... 81 Days Below Zero is a traditionally crafted narrative that balances historical details with themes of adventure and unlikely survival. But there is more here than just an unexpected World War II story, which is compelling enough...Murphy shows how close the 21st century is to the events of the past and the quietly heroic actions a historian can take. Reality television has very nearly convinced us that it takes manufactured drama to get our attention. Kudos to Brian Murphy for reminding readers how far from the truth that assertion can be." Portland Review of Books "An exciting, caring, and interesting story." Jacksonville Journal-Courier , 8/16/15 "Murphy relays the incredible survival story in subzero conditions with masterful suspense.", "The hardships endured by Leon Crane are unimaginable, and author Brian Murphy expertly takes the reader into Crane's inspiring journey of survival. You will find yourself rooting for Crane to take the next step, make the next right decision, and fight on. 81 Days Below Zero pulls you into Crane's thought process, and you might find yourself wondering, 'What would I have done in a similar situation?' Few of us would have that combination of creativeness and mental fortitude to do what Crane did." --Michael J. Tougias , author of Fatal Forecast , A Storm Too Soon , and Overboard Kirkus Reviews , 4/1/15 "A gripping story" Booklist , 5/15/15 "A solid entry in the perennially popular canon of real-life adventure stories." Roanoke Times review, 6/17/15 "[A] thrilling true story... Many have been the tales of man against nature, the struggle for survival among icy peaks in a howling wilderness--some fictitious (Jack London's "To Build a Fire"), others far too true ("Alive"). Few if any have chronicled such an epic battle as this, the journey of a lone airman from near death to life, in the course of which might be seen a series of miracles, fortified by his indomitable will to survive... It is a well-told tale.", Washington Post , 10/11/15 "This would be a great read at the beach on a hot summer day...A riveting story...An interesting saga of survival against formidable odds." WWII History magazine , December 2015 "Leon Crane's amazing story is recounted in great detail. The author relates the young aviator's harrowing tale in smooth prose, which beckons the reader to continue reading. There are many survival stories of airmen and sailors adrift at sea and how they beat the odds. This story reveals how one flyer endured an experience just as extreme and lived to tell about it." Charleston Post and Courier , 1/17/16 "[A] sharply detailed, gripping account...The reader shivers with Crane as he ponders each next step through a desolate Alaskan forest when a warm day during the winter of 1943 is zero degrees Fahrenheit...A fresh, vivid, film-worthy tale of World War II survival." Military Officer , February 2016 "Murphy vividly describes Crane's World War II Alaskan ordeal." Collected Miscellany, 1/28/16 "Gripping...Murphy perfectly captures Crane's predicament of trying to survive in some of the most brutal terrain and weather on the planet...This book is an epic story of one man's will to survive in a harsh environment.", Advance Praise for 81 Days Below Zero "In 81 Days Below Zero , Brian Murphy rediscovers one of the most astounding survival stories in Alaskan history. The account is all the more remarkable because of Leon Crane's lifelong reluctance to talk about his ordeal. Murphy has saved from oblivion a tale that resonates with inspiration more than seventy years later." --David Roberts , author of Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration "This is a great story, wonderfully told. From the moment the doomed plane takes off until the lone survivor rejoins civilization, the reader is taken on a thrilling, emotional, and hugely satisfying ride. Seamlessly interweaving the pilot's intense struggle against the elements with the broader history of the war, Alaska, and the home front, Brian Murphy has created a fascinating page-turner that you will not want to put down." --Eric Jay Dolin , author of Leviathan and When America First Met China
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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  • par jfelski
    sept. 23, 2019

    Book Review: 81 Days Below Zero

    This book was a used book. It was in such excellent condition it was hard to tell that it had been read. I received the book even before the date it was promised by. It was a great story of survival against unbelievable odds, and it kept me coming back to read. I felt that I knew the main character through reading this book. He was quite ingenious in problem solving and also an inspiration to keep going in the face of near defeat.

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : goodwillnmi

  • par ak_charlie
    févr. 07, 2022

    Lots of nuggets of Alaskan history and WW2 history as well.

    Its been a long time since I've read a book that I did not want to put down. Reading this book is like stepping back into time, The early 40's when the war is raging. The book doesn't waste much time getting to the crash but I would say only about 20 percent of the book is about the actual survival story of Leon Crane, the remaining 80 percent of the book brings together many stories and much history of the people in the area's described in the book. The history of the gold rush, the history of the founders of Fairbanks and the then operations of funneling war planes to the Russians through Ladd field now know as Eielson air force base, I learned a lot of things I didn't know about the war fought on the Aleutians against the invading Japanese army. The areas where the story takes ...

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : bookoutlet2

  • par leny9683
    juin 16, 2021

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