Here’s another great book. Check it out and go forth and read. and as always, you can contact me at [email protected]

Frozen in time, by Mitchell Zuckoff
Recounts the crash of three U.S. military planes-including a B-17 bomber-in Greenland in 1942. Describes the crew members’ struggle to survive the Arctic
conditions and the search for the wreckage of one of the downed flights seven decades later.

The annotation gives you a good idea of what this book is about, but it can’t describe the depth and intensity of this book. Its two alternating story lines, the story of the men who survived over five months following their plane crashing on a Glacier in Greenland in 1942-43. Nine men were in the bomber when it crashed. The story of how they tried to survive, how they held themselves together and the story of those who risked their own lives trying to rescue them, well, it’s incredible. It has all the plot elements of the great adventure novels, but in this case, the story is true. The other story line involves a modern day search for wreckage of one of the rescue parties whose plane also crashed and disappeared. The author was part of this expedition and writes with detail and excitement as the party makes their way onto that same glacier trying to find the heroes. This was not a book to read at night, because it kept me up for hours, wondering what would happen. Would the men of the B17 PN9E plane ever get rescued? Would they survive the months of cold beyond what most of us can ever imagine? How do they keep each other from giving up? And then there’s the deep longing and hope that the modern day story will end with finding the other plane that went missing in a rescue attempt. the utter courage and determination of the men struggling to survive, those who vowed never to give up till they could rescue them, and then the current explorers wanting to bring closure and bring their lost men home. The author was able to interview the families of the survivors and gives real insight into their personalities, the kind of men who would not, could not give up.

If you love a story with adventure, valour and suspense, but a story that is all true, give this one a shot. I’m so glad I did.