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From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks—a pulse-pounding page-turner by a reporter who was there every step of their journey out.
After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took a dozen of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys’ birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. Ranging in age from eleven to sixteen, the boys were all members of the Wild Boars soccer team. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. While the world feared them dead, the thirteen young souls survived by licking the condensation off the cave’s walls, meditating, and huddling together for warmth.
In this thrilling account, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them. Gutman introduces the elite team of volunteer divers who risked death to execute a plan so risky that its American planners admitted, “for us, success would have meant getting just one boy out alive.” He takes you inside the meetings where life and death decisions were grimly made and describes how these heroes pulled off an improbable rescue under immense pressure, with the boys’ desperate parents and the entire world watching. One of the largest rescues in history was in doubt until the very last moment.
Matt Gutman covered the story intensively, went deep inside the caves himself, and interviewed dozens of rescuers, experts and eye-witnessed around the world. The result is this pulse-pounding page-turner that vividly recreates this extraordinary event in all its intensity—and documents the ingenuity and sacrifice it took to succeed.
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"Not one TV report or newspaper article I read captured this nail biting dramatic rescue about the group of 12 boys and their sports coach trapped helplessly in a cave in northern Chiang Rai, Thailand in the way author and award-winning ABC News Correspondent Matt Gutman has in this riveting read.
"The Boys in the Cave" accurately follows the story of the young soccer team, known as the Wild Boars, who became cut off when a heavy rainstorm flooded a stream at the cave's entrance. This book actually draws you into the cave itself and you get a real feel of what it may have been like during those harrowing 18 days spent confined in the dark and dank underground chamber before the miracle rescue.
It's apparent when reading Gutman's thorough account he is a family man. With his exclusive first hand information from people on the scene as the drama unfolds, Gutman puts himself in the boy’s parent’s shoes. You feel the worry, fear and anxiety from a parent’s point of view and that is precisely what makes this book so compelling … I could not put this gripping book down for toffee, and neither will you!"
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The Boys in the Cave Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand Matt Gutman 9780062909923 Books Reviews
- Matt Gutman admits the book was pitched 5 days after the rescue ended and in-depth articles had not been written so there was no frame of reference for the story; his rush to publish is reflected in the number of errors in the book.
From how the kids drank water while trapped (they didn't drink waters from the flooded cave, but from the stalctites), to misspelling the name of a British diver throughout the book; the transcript of the exchange between the British divers and the kids is incorrect (i.e., 2 children, not 1, spoke English with the divers; some dialogue was attributed to the wrong British diver). A picture of the kids mislabled a name and excludes the name of one of the pictured children who had a very close call exiting the cave. Coach Ek is incorrectly identified as riding on the back of a moped driven by one of the children and live-streaming the bike ride to the cave "in a bit of precarious, don't-try-this-at-home-kids multitasking" event...except, the coach is clearly seen in the video riding a bike. The coaches' history as a novice monk (temple location) and reference to the Moo Pa founding coach (he only references 1 of the 2 coaches) conflicts with other sources.
For some readers these details may be insignificant - for me it's these details that make the story - but it makes me doubt the veracity of the book and what he got right and wrong in the rush to publish, including the characterizations of some of the volunteers and their experiences during this incredible rescue. This riveting real life event is a story waiting for Laura Hillenbrand to write. It is only fair to the readers and moreso the volunteers, kids and coach to get the story right. - Author Matt Gutman of ABC news was on hand during the harrowing adventure of 13 individuals stranded in a Thailand cave and has written a compelling account of this one of a kind story. The book covers the adventure from the beginning entrance to the cave until the final rescue of all concerned and their recovery in the hospital.
There are parts of the book that was beyond my understanding of the intricacies involved in the ultimate rescue. There was differing opinions regarding what method to use and when for it to take place. Individuals from different countries had differing opinions as to how to go about the problem. Fatalities were assumed to take place with one person coming out alive to be considered a success.
To me the most suspenseful part of the book was when the actual rescue was taking place. There were a lot of things that had to be taken into consideration especially when it was being done on an experimental basis for the first time. A lot of teamwork had to take place with people having to play a role involving a part of which they had no previous experience. For all of the individuals to come out of the cave safely was a result no one dared to expect. This impossible rescue became possible due to the efforts of many individuals and the grace of God. Lessons learned from this experience will hopefully lead to what can be helpful in future rescues. - Not one TV report or newspaper article I read captured this nail biting dramatic rescue about the group of 12 boys and their sports coach trapped helplessly in a cave in northern Chiang Rai, Thailand in the way author and award-winning ABC News Correspondent Matt Gutman has in this riveting read.
"The Boys in the Cave" accurately follows the story of the young soccer team, known as the Wild Boars, who became cut off when a heavy rainstorm flooded a stream at the cave's entrance. This book actually draws you into the cave itself and you get a real feel of what it may have been like during those harrowing 18 days spent confined in the dark and dank underground chamber before the miracle rescue.
It's apparent when reading Gutman's thorough account he is a family man. With his exclusive first hand information from people on the scene as the drama unfolds, Gutman puts himself in the boy’s parent’s shoes. You feel the worry, fear and anxiety from a parent’s point of view and that is precisely what makes this book so compelling … I could not put this gripping book down for toffee, and neither will you! - When a Thai boys' soccer team and their coach became trapped far back into a flooded local cave system, their rescue became a national priority with the entire world watching. Elite Thai and US military personnel were called in, but it soon became clear that only a handful of people in the world (mostly from Britain) had the skills and experience required to even reach the boys. An actual rescue seemed impossible. How this real-life drama played out is masterfully reported in this well-written book. How dedicated, brave people from very different organizations worked together to accomplish a "miracle" becomes an inspirational as well as very exciting story. Highly recommended.
