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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
Publisher
Leomark Studios
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
U.S. POWs in WWII sent to Northern China by the Japanese, condemned to spend the rest of their lives working as slaves in factories. The men fight to survive brutal winters, disease, and even more brutal guards, while secretly resisting.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Description
"On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini."--Book...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese, from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton. Lieutenant William Frederick "Bill" Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth by swimming eight hours through a shark-infested bay;...
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