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Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle
Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle
Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle
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Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle

Written by Robert Lyman

Narrated by Derek Perkins

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Flying the notorious "hump route" between India and China in 1943, a twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed in a dense mountain jungle. Among the passengers and crew were celebrated CBS journalist Eric Sevareid, a Soviet double-agent posing as an OSS operative, and General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell's personal political adviser. Against the odds, all but one of the twenty-one people aboard the aircraft survived-but they fell from the frying pan into the fire. They landed in wild countryside dominated by the Nagas, notorious headhunters who routinely practiced slavery and human sacrifice. Japanese soldiers lay close by, too, with their own brand of hatred for Americans. Among the Headhunters is the first account of this incredible story.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 7, 2016
ISBN9781515974345
Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle
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Robert Lyman

Robert Lyman is regarded as one of Britain's most talented military historians, with over 20 best-selling works of history published and numerous television appearances including on the BBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and on two episodes of the 'Great Escapes' documentary series, on Tobruk (1941) and Kohima (1944). He spent 20 years in the British Army and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. A frequent traveller to the US, Asia and Australasia, he lives in England.

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    Puts colonization of certain tribes in a different light. Dragged at times, however interesting story and shows a different side of human nature.