The Raft; the subject of the 2014 movie Against the Sun; recounts the harrowing adventures of three downed US Navy airmen—Harold Dixon; Tony Pastula; and Gene Aldrich—in the Pacific Ocean during World War Two. The men; forced to ditch their plane after running out of fuel; were then confined to a 4 foot by 8 foot rubber raft for 34 days at sea; with no food or water (apart from what they could catch or trap); and no protection from the relentless tropical sun and long nights. The men finally reached a small inhabitated island where they stayed for 7 days before a U.S. warship arrived. Their story is a powerful testament of courage and leadership under extreme conditions. Includes four pages of photographs.
#1525859 in Books 2016-08-30Original language:English 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00l; 1.17 #File Name: 1501704893288 pages
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