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Devil at my heels : a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II Cover Image Book

Devil at my heels : a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II / Louis Zamperini with David Rensin.

Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 (Author). Rensin, David. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 006018860X
  • ISBN: 9780060188603
  • Physical Description: xii, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Morrow, 2003.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
1. That Tough Kid Down the Street 1 -- 2. Torrance Tornado 22 -- 3. World-Class 38 -- 4. On a Wing and a Prayer 54 -- 5. Prepare to Crash 82 -- 6. Adrift 97 -- 7. Execution Island 117 -- 8. We Regret to Inform ... 132 -- 9. Bird 150 -- 10. "If Goat Die, You Die!" 175 -- 11. Long Road Home 190 -- 12. Hollow Hero 208 -- 13. A Second Chance 229 -- 14. Forgiveness 249 -- 15. Not Every Old Soldier Fades Away 267.

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Subject:
Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Survival.
Track and field athletes > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Shipwreck survival.
Survival at sea.
Airplane crash survival.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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