We Thought We Heard The Angels Sing Author:Lieutenant James C. Whittaker Captain Eddie Rickenbacker had been close to death more often than any other person in the 20th Century, and the story you are about to read is about one of his closest encounters with death-a plane crash in the Pacific during World War II and 21 days of life in a raft. How Rickenbacker and seven others survived in 3 small rafts (while only losi... more »ng one to death) is a story of great endurance and courage when faced with the adversary of the elements. This book will keep your interest and you will not want to put it down.