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Endurance, Alfred Lansing, 274 pages, Ages 15 and up. This is one of the greatest survival stories known to man! What makes it even more amazing is that it actually happened! In December, 1914, Ernest Shackleton commanded an expedition of 27 men. The goal was to cross over the South Pole, on foot. The crew set sail on the Endurance, from Georgia island, about eight hundred miles from the Antarctic. The ship gets trapped by ice, and the men have to eventually abandon ship. Imagine trying to survive temperatures thirty five below zero. Ice cold winds. Sections of ice getting ready to crumble beneath your feet, tossing you into a frigid death! The men endure hardships such as near starvation and gangrene. Sea monsters rising from the oceans, hunting them across the ice. Eating their beloved sled dogs to survive. Performing an amputation to save a man’s life. Your son will be amazed at this intense account of man’s indomitable will to survive. We only stock the version of the book that contains 35 photographs from the actual expedition. ISBN # 0786708425. These photos truly bring to life this story of how these men survived for seventeen months surrounded by the coldest enviornment on the planet.
The Chicago Tribune review of this book sums it up: "One of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read." In stock. $14.95 Only available used, in good condition.
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Ghost Soldiers, by Hampton Sides. 384 pages. Ages 14 and up. Wow! After your son reads this book, that is what his reaction will be. He will get goose bumps, be horrified, and find himself cheering at the end. He will tell his parents, friends and teachers about this heroic WW II rescue mission. If your son has to do a book report on WW II, this is the book. The setting is the Philippines, WW II. The time is Jan, 1945. American forces are starting to push the Japanese army back into Japan. As the Japanese army retreats, there are fears they will kill American POW’s, held in Japanese POW camps in the Philippines. These fears are realized, after American commanders learn of the massacre of American POW’s at the Palawan POW camp. There are another 513 POW’s at the Cabanatuan Prison camp that may be massacred any day now. These are the POW’s that survived the Bataan Death March. The decision is made to launch a rescue mission, behind enemy lines, by the Army Rangers. The book is well written, and mesmerizing. This inspiring story will make your son feel proud to be an American.
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Flyboys, James Bradley, 338 pages. Ages 15 and up. It’s impossible for us to do justice to this impactful book on WWII in a few sentences. One of the passages partially serves this purpose: “Your brain tells you not to get into the airplane; you’ll die a nasty death. But our brain also told us we had to do something for our country. If we had given in to our fears, we wouldn’t have won that war. There were no replacements out there. Our country was depending on us, and we were all ready to die for our country. There was a job to do. We did it.”
This book is a riveting, and highly educational account, of the role of the Flyboys, the airmen of WWII, and their decisive role in ending the war. Beyond this, James Bradley was inspired to write the book in order to expose the US cover-up concerning how eight particular Flyboys had died. In doing so, he helps to bring closure to their families and friends.
Bradley uses interviews and direct quotes from the combatants and civilians themselves, both American and Japanese, to provide an authentic and human face to the unspeakable horrors that nations inflict on each other.
This true story is powerful, instructive, and unforgettable. It should be required reading for all American high school students. They do not get this type of education from the typical high school textbooks. Superb reviews by Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers, Stephen Ambrose, a great historical author, and many others.
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