{"product_id":"tiger-in-the-sea-eric-lindner-9781493031566","title":"Tiger in the Sea: The Ditching of Flying Tiger 923 and the Desperate Struggle for Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1962: On a moonless night over the raging Atlantic Ocean, a thousand miles from land, the engines of Flying Tiger flight 923 to Germany burst into flames, one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilot John Murray didn't have long before the plane crashed headlong into the 20-foot waves at 120 mph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the four flight attendants donned life vests, collected sharp objects, and explained how to brace for the ferocious impact, 68 passengers clung to their seats: elementary schoolchildren from Hawaii, a teenage newlywed from Germany, a disabled Normandy vet from Cape Cod, an immigrant from Mexico, and 30 recent graduates of the 82nd Airborne's Jump School. They all expected to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurray radioed out \"Mayday\" as he attempted to fly down through gale-force winds into the rough water, hoping the plane didn't break apart when it hit the sea. Only a handful of ships could pick up the distress call so far from land. The closest was a Swiss freighter 13 hours away. Dozens of other ships and planes from 9 countries abruptly changed course or scrambled from Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall, all racing to the rescue--but they would take hours, or days, to arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cockpit, the blackness of the Atlantic grew ever closer. Could Murray do what no pilot had ever done--\"land\" a commercial airliner at night in a violent sea without everyone dying? And if he did, would rescuers find any survivors before they drowned or died from hypothermia in the icy water?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fate of Flying Tiger 923 riveted the world. Bulletins interrupted radio and TV programs. Headlines shouted off newspapers from London to LA. Frantic family members overwhelmed telephone switchboards. President Kennedy took a break from the brewing crises in Cuba and Mississippi to ask for hourly updates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiger in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of triumph, tragedy, unparalleled airmanship, and incredibly brave people from all walks of life. The author has pieced together the story--long hidden because of murky Cold War politics--through exhaustive research and reconstructed a true and inspiring tribute to the virtues of outside-the-box-thinking, teamwork, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Lindner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493031562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493031566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2021 pg. 7","brand":"Eric Lindner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055646503167,"sku":"9781493031566","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2266e400-79e8-4089-948d-109c7dad2673.jpg?v=1685036974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tiger-in-the-sea-eric-lindner-9781493031566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}