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The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History
by Peter Maas
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by Mitchell Zuckoff
Published Apr 2012
Read ReviewsLost in Shangri-La recounts the incredible true-life adventure of twenty-four officers and enlisted men and women who boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip , which became an unforgettable battle for survival when the plane crashed.
by Robert Kurson
Published May 2005
Read ReviewsIn the tradition of Jon Krakauers Into Thin Air comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery and make history themselves.
by Doug Stanton
Published May 2002
Read ReviewsA harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America's worst naval disaster at sea -- and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.
by Sherry Sontag
Published Oct 1999
Read ReviewsAn excellent history of U.S. submarine espionage operations that reads like a Tom Clancy novel.
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