When your plane slams into an ice cap, there's nothing to do but sit and wait for help. But what if the rescue plane also crashes, and the plane after that vanishes? Persistence and bravery fill the pages of this nonfiction account of an incident that took place in 1942 – and of the attempted search-and-rescue missions that followed. Bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff ("Lost in Shangri-La") skillfully weaves together stories of the fate of the crash survivors, the heroism of those attempting the rescues, and the hard work of the US Coast Guard. You can read the Monitor's full review of this book here.
