Hard-to-find early paperback title by prize-winning author and historian Cornelius Ryan, author of The Longest Day.  

This is the 1957 edition published by Ballentine Books  -- a 158-page title has long been out of print.  It chronicles extraordinary stories of dramatic survival – from a World War II profile of American war hero Major Thomas Dry Howie to the airline pilot who had “one minute to ditch” his aircraft in the ocean.

It is a collectible early example of Cornelius Ryan's work, and illustrates the writing ability that would lead him to produce the famous D-Day classic.

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