{"product_id":"devil-at-my-heels-a-world-war-ii-heros-epic-saga-of-torment-survival-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780060188603","title":"Devil at My Heels: A World War II Hero's Epic Saga of Torment, Survival, and Forgiveness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster \u003cem\u003eUnbroken.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern classic by an American legend,\u003cem\u003e Devil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eUnbroken, \u003c\/em\u003enow a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. In \u003cem\u003eDevil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e, 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” (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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, starved and forced into slave labor—while the Army Air Corps declared him dead and sent official condolences to his family. On his return home, memories of the war haunted him nearly destroyed his marriage until a spiritual rebirth transformed him and led him to dedicate the rest of his long and happy life to helping at-risk youth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in Zamperini’s own voice, \u003cem\u003eDevil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable 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 faith.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA juvenile delinquent, a world-class NCAA miler, a 1936 Olympian, a World War II bombardier: Louis Zamperini had a life fuller than most when it changed in an instant. On May 27, 1943, his B-24 crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Louis and two other survivors found a raft amid the flaming wreckage and waited for rescue. Instead, they drifted two thousand miles for forty-seven days. Their only food: two shark livers and three raw albatross. Their only water: sporadic rainfall. Their only companions: hope and faith -- and the ever-present sharks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the forty-seventh day, mere skeletons close to death, Zamperini and pilot Russell Phillips finally spotted land -- and were captured by the Japanese. Thus began more than two years of torture and humiliation as prisoners of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZamperini was threatened with beheading, subjected to medical experiments, routinely beaten, hidden in a secret interrogation facility, starved and forced into slave labor, and was the constant victim of a brutal prison guard nicknamed the Bird -- a man so vicious that the other guards feared him and called him a psychopath. Meanwhile, the Army Air Corps declared Zamperini dead and President Roosevelt sent official condolences to his family, who never gave up hope that he was alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomehow Zamperini survived and he returned home a hero. The celebration was short-lived. He plunged into drinking and brawling and the depths of rage and despair. Nightly, the Bird's face leered at him in his dreams. It would take years, but with the love of his wife and the power of faith, he was able to stop the nightmares and the drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring memoir from one of the greatest of the \"Greatest Generation,\" \u003cem\u003eDevil at My Heels\u003c\/em\u003e is a living document about the brutality of war, the tenacity of the human spirit, and the power of forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Devil at My Heels is an extraordinary story of war and a touching tale of the triumph of love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889063915749,"sku":"NP9780060188603","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060188603.jpg?v=1730230432","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/devil-at-my-heels-a-world-war-ii-heros-epic-saga-of-torment-survival-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780060188603","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}