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Lost in the Pacific, 1942
by Tod Olson
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-0-545-92811-3
Keywords: United States History, Survival, World War II
Eight men fight to survive the emergency landing of their B-17 aircraft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in October, 1942. Includes photographs, illustrations, and sources. (Check final copy for illustration.)