The airmen and the headhunters : a true story of lost soldiers, heroic tribesmen and the unlikeliest rescue of World War II
(Audiobook)
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Tantor Media, c2007.
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Sturgis Public Library - Books on CD - Adult | AB HEIMAN, J. | On Shelf |
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Published
Tantor Media, c2007.
Format
Audiobook
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (ca. 9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Unabridged.
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Compact discs.
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Read by Susan Ericksen.
Description
November 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast. Instead they found themselves facing a Japanese fleet--and were shot down. When they cut themselves loose from their parachutes, they were scattered across the island's mountainous interior. Then a group of loincloth-wearing natives silently materialized out of the jungle. Would these Dayak tribesmen turn the starving airmen over to the Japanese occupiers? Or would the Dayaks risk vicious reprisals to get the airmen safely home? The tribal leaders' unprecedented decision led to a desperate game of hide-and-seek, and, ultimately, the return of a long-renounced ritual: head-hunting. This survival story features a bamboo airstrip built on a rice paddy, a mad British major, and a blowpipe-wielding army that helped destroy one of the last Japanese strongholds.--From publisher description.
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05/08 AUDIO EDITIONS $27.00.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Heimann, J. M., & Ericksen, S. (2007). The airmen and the headhunters: a true story of lost soldiers, heroic tribesmen and the unlikeliest rescue of World War II . Tantor Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heimann, Judith M and Susan. Ericksen. 2007. The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II. Tantor Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heimann, Judith M and Susan. Ericksen. The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II Tantor Media, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Heimann, Judith M., and Susan Ericksen. The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II Tantor Media, 2007.
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