Devil at my heels a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II Zamperini, Louis 1917-2014 creator author. Rensin, David author. text Autobiographies. Biographies. Personal narratives-American. Biographies. Personal narratives. nyu 2011 2003 monographic eng print regular print xiv, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm 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. 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. Louis Zamperini with David Rensin. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2003 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso. Donated by Holly E. Rees 20180507 n-us--- a-ja--- 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 Prisoners of war United States Biography Olympic athletes United States Biography Zamperini, Louis 1917-2014 Bomber pilots Olympic athletes Prisoners of war Survival Track and field athletes United States World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 1939-1945 fast D811 .Z266 2011 940.54/7252/092 B BIO008000 HIS029000 K837.125.47 9780062118851 0062118854 9780062393333 0062393332 2002029350 BTCTA 110623 20211230122355.0 in00004384884 eng