Devil at my heels a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
"A youthful troublemaker, a world-class NCAA miler, a 1936 Olympian, a WWII bombardier: Louis Zamperini had a fuller life than most. But on May 27, 1943, it all changed in an instant when his B-24 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving Louis and two other survivors drifting on a raft for forty...
Main Author: | Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014. |
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Other Authors: | Rensin, David. |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Harper,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- That tough kid down the street
- The Torrance tornado
- World-class
- On a wing and a prayer
- Prepare to crash
- Adrift
- Execution island
- We regret to inform...
- The bird
- "If goat die, you die!"
- The long road home
- The hollow hero
- A second chance
- Forgiveness
- Not every soldier fades away.