I was told as a child never to enter Shangri-La. My mother, who laid this prohibition on my brother and me, was not worried that we would go off in search of a Himalayan valley. Rather, she feared we ...

Lost in Shangri-La, by Mitchell Zuckoff (Harper, 384 pages, $26.99) By Vick Mickunas Cox Newspapers A reader emailed me to suggest that I review the book Lost in Shangri-La. She described it as the ...

Zuckoff (Ponzi's Scheme) skillfully narrates the story of a plane crash and rescue mission in an uncharted region of New Guinea near the end of WWII. Of the 24 American soldiers who flew from their ...

There is no immediate report of casualties, and the cause of the fire is unclear. The Deqen prefecture government said the fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in the town of Dukezong in ...

Several years ago, journalist Mitchell Zuckoff came across an article about a World War II plane crash in New Guinea that had all the elements of an unforgettable story: There was a terrible accident ...

In May 1945, a plane carrying 24 men and women crashed into a hidden valley in New Guinea. There were only three survivors. Journalist Mitchell... A WWII Survival Epic Unfolds Deep In 'Shangri-La' ...