81 days below zero : the incredible survival story of a World War II pilot in Alaska's frozen wilderness

Murphy, Brian 1959- (author.). Vlahou, Toula, (author.).

Summary: "Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve with moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon's unforgiving landscape. His is a tale of the human capacity to endure extreme conditions and intense loneliness-and emerge stronger than before. "--

Record details

ISBN: 0306823292
ISBN: 9780306823299
ISBN: 0306823284
ISBN: 9780306823282
Physical Description: x, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Edition: First Da Capo Press edition 2015.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, A Member of Perseus Books Group, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Mount Athos, Greece -- December 21, 1943 -- December 22, 1943 -- December 23, 1943 -- June 23, 1994 -- December 25, 1943 -- December 29, 1943 -- December 29, 1943 -- December 30, 1943 -- August 31, 2006 -- January 10, 1944 -- January 19, 1944 -- February 10, 1944 -- September 15, 2006 -- March 3, 1944 -- March 9, 1944 -- March 10, 1944 -- March 13, 1944 -- March 14, 1944 -- March 7, 2007 -- September 7, 2007.