Devil at my heels : a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
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New York : Harper, 2011.
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Franklin Ave. Library - Memoirs - Adult
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New York : Harper, 2011.
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xiv, 297 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2003 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--T.p. verso.
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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-seven days and two thousand miles, waiting in vain to be rescued. And the worst was yet to come when they finally reached land, only to be captured by the Japanese. Louis spent the next two years as a prisoner of war--tortured and humiliated, routinely beaten, subjected to medical experiments, starved and forced into slave labor--while the Army Air Corps declared him dead and sent official condolences to his family. This is the remarkable true story of accomplishment, glory, disaster, survival, and true heroism made famous by Laura Hillenbrand in her #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Unbroken." Told in Louis Zamperini's own words, "Devil at My Heels" is a stirring memoir from one of the greatest of the "Greatest Generation," a living document about the brutality of war, the tenacity of the human spirit, and the power of forgiveness.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zamperini, L., & Rensin, D. (2011). Devil at my heels: a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II . Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 and David. Rensin. 2011. Devil At My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival As a Japanese POW in World War II. Harper.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 and David. Rensin. Devil At My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival As a Japanese POW in World War II Harper, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zamperini, Louis, and David Rensin. Devil At My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival As a Japanese POW in World War II Harper, 2011.

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