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Long-distance runners United States Biography Olympic athletes United States Biography Palawan Island (Philippines) History, Military 20th century Palawan Massacre, Philippines, 1944 Personal narratives Prisoners of war Japan Biography Prisoners of war United States Biography War crimes Philippines Palawan Island World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Zamperini, Louis 1917-2014Hillenbrand, Laura
Summary: In this captivating new young adult edition, the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. This gripping narrative will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 ZAMPERINI, LOUIS HILMoore, Stephen L.
Summary: In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there would be no salvation. After years of slave labor, starvation, disease, and torture, their worst fears were about to be realized. On December 14, with machine guns trained on them, they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016