SAVAGE WILDENESS - Epic Outback Search for 'Little Eva'

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 SAVAGE WILDERNESS

BARRY RALPH

THE EPIC OUTBACK SEARCH FOR THE CREW OF 'LITTLE EVA'

~ Includes 8 pages of black and white photographs. ~

THE ULTIMATE WORLD WAR II SURVIVAL STORY

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In the early hours of 2 December 1942, the B-24 Liberator Little Eva - returning from a mission over New Guinea - was thrown off course by a violent storm. Running out of fuel, and with no fix on their position, the crew had no option but to bail out. So began one of the longest and most arduous searches ever mounted in the Australian outback.

Although two young airmen walked out of the wilderness, four were not so lucky. Missing for months, they ventured northwest and ended up stranded on the desolate shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria, barely surviving on a diet of berries and reptiles.

This tragic story is a moving account of the powers of human endurance. It recounts in authentic detail the fateful circumstances of Little Eva's last mission from a remote US air base in Far North Queensland and follows the dedicated searchers and skilled black-trackers who risked their lives trying to save the lost crewmen.

Published by: University of Queensland Press - 2004

Size: 235 x 155mm - 224 pages of text, 8 pages of black and white photographs plus soft cover.

Condition - Good - some general shelf wear and age yellowing to the text - the binding is firm - there is some spine tilt. This is an ex-library book and has the associated stickers, etc.

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