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Society Of The Snow The Definitive Account Of The Worlds Greatest Survival Story
Society Of The Snow The Definitive Account Of The Worlds Greatest Survival Story
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Description: It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players their families and friends took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F 571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed the remaining people who were on board - the society of the snow - emerged to fight a dire gruelling battle for survival. Waiting for a rescue team that didn't arrive the survivors became fewer and fewer in numbers. Stranded alone on a glacier they had to face brutal temperatures lethal avalanches and the loss of friends and family with no access to supplies food or water. In order to survive they had to do the unthinkable It wasn't until seventy - two days later that they were able to reach safety. Alarmingly gritty moving and powerfully told journalist Pablo Vierci recounts the unsettling stories of the sixteen survivors in intimate detail. Drawing on exclusive interviews Society of the Snow delves into the tragedy of the crash and how it radically redefined the rest of the survivors lives. Ultimately however the book is a touching testament to the strength of faith friendship and the resilience of the human spirit.
Title: Society Of The Snow The Definitive Account Of The Worlds Greatest Survival Story
Author(s): Vierci Pablo
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9781408716397
Pages: 384 Pages, 1 X 8pp B&W Plate
Publication Date: 1/21/2025
Category: True Stories Of Heroism, Endurance & Survival
Description: It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players their families and friends took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F 571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed the remaining people who were on board - the society of the snow - emerged to fight a dire gruelling battle for survival. Waiting for a rescue team that didn't arrive the survivors became fewer and fewer in numbers. Stranded alone on a glacier they had to face brutal temperatures lethal avalanches and the loss of friends and family with no access to supplies food or water. In order to survive they had to do the unthinkable It wasn't until seventy - two days later that they were able to reach safety. Alarmingly gritty moving and powerfully told journalist Pablo Vierci recounts the unsettling stories of the sixteen survivors in intimate detail. Drawing on exclusive interviews Society of the Snow delves into the tragedy of the crash and how it radically redefined the rest of the survivors lives. Ultimately however the book is a touching testament to the strength of faith friendship and the resilience of the human spirit.
Title: Society Of The Snow The Definitive Account Of The Worlds Greatest Survival Story
Author(s): Vierci Pablo
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9781408716397
Pages: 384 Pages, 1 X 8pp B&W Plate
Publication Date: 1/21/2025
Category: True Stories Of Heroism, Endurance & Survival