This book is the first in the "Lost" series and is highly recommended for readers who enjoy dramatic, well-researched survival history.
"Lost in the Pacific" typically refers to the harrowing true survival story of World War I flying ace and seven others after their B-17 ditched into the ocean in 1942. This historic event is the central focus of the narrative non-fiction book Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink by Tod Olson. The True Story: 1942 Survival Odyssey Lost in the Pacific
On October 21, 1942, during World War II, a B-17 Flying Fortress carrying Colonel Eddie Rickenbacker on a secret fact-finding mission for the Pentagon strayed hundreds of miles off course. Unable to find their refueling stop at Canton Island, the crew was forced to ditch the plane in a remote part of the Central Pacific. This book is the first in the "Lost"