Devil at my heels : a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
by Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
Summary
"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-seve... Full description
- 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.