Extreme Survivors - 60 Epic Stories of Human Endurance (Paperback, New edition)

Foreword by Bear Grylls, presenter of Running Wild and The Island. The most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. Compelling descriptions combined with illustrative maps give you a full understanding of the world's greatest survival stories. Astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. Find out how: * Joe Simpson crawled to safety in the South American Andean mountains * Anthony Farrar-Hockley evaded capture after the Battle of Imjin River in the Korean War * Shackleton's men survived the incredible journey by boat to South Georgia * Naheeda Bi survived ten years in captivity after her notorious tribal kidnapping in Pakistan 60 ultimate survival stories revealed from death defying survival stories to heroic wartime escapes. Tortuous long sea journeys following shipwrecks and long periods of confinement due to being taken hostage or in prison. How adventurers managed to overcome the odds to come out the other end alive.

General

Imprint:	Collins
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2019
Authors:	Collins Maps • Collins Books
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-834783-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-00-834783-2
Barcode:	9780008347833

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