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Devil at my heels: a World War II hero's epic saga of torment, survival, and forgiveness

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins;Morrow
Year
2003
ISBN
006018860X, 9780061972768, 9780062118851, 9780060188603
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
857 kB (877857 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My Heels is the riveting and deeply personal memoir by U.S. Olympian, World War II bombardier, and POW survivor Louis Zamperini. His inspiring story of courage, resilience, and faith has captivated readers and audiences of Unbroken, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. In Devil at My Heels, his official autobiography (co-written with longtime collaborator David Rensin), Zamperini shares his own first-hand account of extraordinary journey—hailed as "one of the most incredible American lives of the past century" (People).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...

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