"Lost
in Shangri-La" is an awesome book in the survivalesque genera. I read
it a while back when I was killing time at the Fort Huachuca Military
Intelligence Library. Check out the link below for more info on this
book;
https://www.npr.org/…/a-wwii-survival-epic-unfolds-deep-in-…
I especially like the small bits of info one can get from books like this. for instance I did not know there was a Specific Filipino American Parachute unit in ww2. This short excerpt is kinda cool;
"While the survivors were making friends with the men and women of the valley, rescue plans were getting under way. Filipino-American paratroopers under the command of Capt. C. Earl Walter Jr. volunteered to parachute into the valley and bring the survivors out — but there was a catch: Once the rescue team was dropped into the valley, there was no way to get them out.
But the paratroopers were determined to help. "They said bahala na was their gung ho motto, which means, 'Come what may," .
This particular mission was probably the first time PJs were used on a military rescue mission.
You can read more about this Unique unit here;
http://www.thedropzone.org/pacific/walters.htm
https://www.npr.org/…/a-wwii-survival-epic-unfolds-deep-in-…
I especially like the small bits of info one can get from books like this. for instance I did not know there was a Specific Filipino American Parachute unit in ww2. This short excerpt is kinda cool;
"While the survivors were making friends with the men and women of the valley, rescue plans were getting under way. Filipino-American paratroopers under the command of Capt. C. Earl Walter Jr. volunteered to parachute into the valley and bring the survivors out — but there was a catch: Once the rescue team was dropped into the valley, there was no way to get them out.
But the paratroopers were determined to help. "They said bahala na was their gung ho motto, which means, 'Come what may," .
This particular mission was probably the first time PJs were used on a military rescue mission.
You can read more about this Unique unit here;
http://www.thedropzone.org/pacific/walters.htm
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