Ebook: Devil at my heels: a World War II hero's epic saga of torment, survival, and forgiveness
Author: Zamperini Louis, Rensin David
- Tags: World War 1939-1945, World War 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons Japanese, Track and field athletes, Bomber pilots, Survival, Personal narratives, Biography, Biographies, Zamperini Louis, Zamperini Louis -- 1917-2014, Bomber pilots -- Biography, World War 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives American, Track and field athletes -- Biography, World War 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons Japanese
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- City: New York
- Edition: 1st ed
- Language: English
- epub
The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster Unbroken
A 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...