Lost at sea : Eddie Rickenbacker's twenty-four days adrift on the Pacific--a World War II tale of courage and faith

Title Lost at sea : Eddie Rickenbacker's twenty-four days adrift on the Pacific--a World War II tale of courage and faith
Names Wukovits, John F.
Book Number DB125448
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Books
Annotation In the darkest days of World War II, an unlikely civilian was sent to deliver a letter from Washington to General MacArthur in New Guinea. Eddie Rickenbacker was a pioneer of aviation, the greatest fighter pilot of the First World War, recipient of the Medal of Honor, who'd retired to become a renowned race car driver. Now he was again serving his nation, riding high above the Pacific as a passenger aboard a B-17. Forced to crash-land on the ocean surface, the tiny rubber life rafts held eight occupants, hundreds of miles from the nearest speck of land. Lacking fresh water and with precious little food, the men faced days of unrelenting sun, followed by nights shivering in the cold, fighting pangs of hunger, exhaustion, and thirst, all the while circled by sharks. Wukovits brings to life a gripping story of survival, leadership, and faith in a time of crisis. -- adapted from jacket -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
Narrator Agin, Nathan.
Local Subject General history of Europe - 940
Biography and Autobiography - BIO
Biography - Historical - BIH
War-fiction or nonfiction - WAR
War--American Military History - WAM
War--World War Two - WWT
Aviation - AVI
Sea Stories - SEA
Exclusion - Male Narrator - MN
Exclusion - Short Book - SH
LC Subject World War, 1939-1945 - Search and rescue operations - United States
World War, 1939-1945 - Search and rescue operations - Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area
Aircraft accidents - Pacific Ocean - History - 20th century
Biographies
Nonfiction
Call Number 940.5449730922 ANF
Language English
Original Publication Reissue of: 2025 9780593671580 2025
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