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Bezig met laden... Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survivedoor Miriam Murcutt, Richard Starks
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This books tells the story of 5 Airmen who wrecked their plane in Tibet flying over the "hump" from China back to India during WWII. It also goes into detail about the political ramifications their appearance caused in China and Tibet and the diplomatic reactions of the US and Britain. While the politics were important to give the big picture the review of politics and factions splintered the focus of the book. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Biography & Autobiography.
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HTML: Caught in a violent storm and blown far off their intended course, five American airmenâ??flying the dangerous Himalayan supply route known as "The Hump"â??were forced to bail out just seconds before their plane ran out of fuel. To their astonishment, they found they had landed in the heart of Tibet. There they had to confront what, to them, seemed a bizarreâ??even alienâ??people. At the same time, they had to extricate themselves from the political turmoil that even then was raging around Tibet's right to be independent from China.Now back in print, Lost in Tibet is an extraordinary story of high adventure that sheds light on the remarkable Tibetan people, just at the moment when they were coming to terms with a hostile outside Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)951.504History and Geography Asia China and region TibetLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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