Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink (Lost series)

Set during World War II, this narrative nonfiction account recounts the October 1942 emergency landing of a B-17 in the Pacific Ocean. Eight men are left to struggle for survival after their aircraft comes down at sea. The flight had issued a desperate SOS while carrying a prominent American war hero on a secret mission into the battle zone. Photographs, maps, and sources accompany the story of the stranded soldiers.