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A review by sheltzer
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
5.0
This book recounted an amazing story of a Cargo plane crash in 1942, the B-17 which crashed while searching for the first wreckage and the heroic efforts of the Coast Guard to save the crew of the C-53 and the B-17. Those efforts were rewarded with the rescue of several of the men... and the crash of a Grumman Duck and 3 heroic men with it. Mitchell Zuckoff took part in a 2012 expedition which located the Duck on the Greenland ice cap.
I thought that the WWII parts were absolutely fantastic recounting what it was like for 9 men to be stuck in the wreckage of the bomber suffering from varying degrees of frostbite and hypothermia. It wasn't known until the end how many of them were saved by the rescuers which made it a gripping tale.
I also found the modern day search fascinating. The raw force of nature in places such as Greenland is awesome. And modern technology does nothing to help it. The expedition was at the mercy of the ice and storms.
I look forward to further updates as (hopefully) the Grumman Duck is recovered and the remains of three brave men are repatriated and laid to rest.
I thought that the WWII parts were absolutely fantastic recounting what it was like for 9 men to be stuck in the wreckage of the bomber suffering from varying degrees of frostbite and hypothermia. It wasn't known until the end how many of them were saved by the rescuers which made it a gripping tale.
I also found the modern day search fascinating. The raw force of nature in places such as Greenland is awesome. And modern technology does nothing to help it. The expedition was at the mercy of the ice and storms.
I look forward to further updates as (hopefully) the Grumman Duck is recovered and the remains of three brave men are repatriated and laid to rest.