a heroic Olympian's astonishing story of survival as a Japanese POW in World War II /
First Statement of Responsibility
Louis Zamperini with David Rensin.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st Perennial ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Perennial,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map ;
Dimensions
21 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2003 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The author recalls how he was captured by the Japanese in 1943 after his plane went down in the Pacific Ocean, the two years of imprisonment and torture, his return home after his family was told he was dead, and how he was able to overcome alcoholism and depression.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Zamperini, Louis,1917-2014.
Zamperini, Louis,1917-2014.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bomber pilots-- United States, Biography.
Survival.
Track and field athletes-- United States, Biography.
World War, 1939-1945-- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, American.