On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Only one crew member survived: a young lieutenant named Louis Zamperini. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War, as Zamperini is driven to the limits of endurance.
family for the Sixth War Bond Drive . Sylvia and Louise were given scripts that called for them to speak of Louie as if he were dead . Out of politeness , the Zamperinis read the scripts as written .
Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos.
"A perfect military fantasy: brutal, complex, human and impossible to put down.
Champion. Survivor. Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives.
A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of heroism and sacrifice, Devotion asks, How far would you go to save a friend?
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Dean also got a call from Berg's assistant: “You'd better get a crew up here now. There's shit all over Berg's of fice, and if he comes back and sees this, he going to shit.” LOPATA: I called the mailroom. Ben answered: “Office services ...
in San Francisco was overwhelmed with hundreds of congratulatory telegrams for the Howards, including those from Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, and Fred Astaire. The papers were full of Seabiscuit, proclaimed on that coast to be the best horse ...
Now with a new foreword exclusive to the ebook edition, in which Louis Zamperini reflects on his life through 2010 and being the subject of Hillenbrand’s critically acclaimed biography.
When we were kids, we made all kinds of promises.