Search Results: devil at my heels the story by zamperini louis

Dutton, 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

The author's life from rebellious childhood to Olympic star, to World War 2 hero and prisoner of war to soldier for Christ. 205 pages with black and white photographs on 9 pages. Book in very good condition with Christmas greetings on first page, minor foxing and light tanning. Cover has some wear (see photos).

Inspiring Biography of a survivor of the Japanese PoW camps who became an olympic running star and served in the US Air Corps, being shot down in the Pacific, and his great faith in God. In his foreward Billy Graham writes "I shall never forget the night he came and said 'I give my all to Christ'". Gift inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket a little faded at spine. 2 small closed tears at top of spine. Jacket clipped.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., c1956, 1961. Fourth Printing of Nov., 1961. Very good+ in red paper covered boards with black text on the spine and a black and red title block on the front board. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with two very short closed tears to the ends of the spine; a notation in ink on the front paste down and a prior owner's address label on the first free end page and an address correction in pencil. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with small chips from the lower edges of the front panel, a 3/4 inch closed tear at the upper rear corner of the front panel at the fold to the spine area, shallow chipping at the upper edge of the spine area which is also faded. Signed by the author on the first free end page without an inscription or a date. 251 pages of text and with a foreword by Billy Graham. Illustrated with a frontispiece from a black and white photograph of the author standing with Billy Graham and with 14 plates scattered through the text all… Read More

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Comic book, SIGNED by Zamperini to front cover. Based on the author's autobiography of the same name, first published by Dutton in1956. which, in turn, was the basis for 3 Hollywood films. This title is extremely scarce in this comic book form, in which it first appeared in the newspaper edition of the Sunday Pix (the "favorite Sunday comic for juniors & teenagers)." Zamperini (1917-2014) was a WWII Army Air Force bombardier who was captured & spent time in various Japanese POW camps, during which time he was purportedly forced to compete against Japanese runners due to the fact that, prior to enlisting, he had been a champion Olympic distance runner, setting a new lap record at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. After the war, he became an evangelical Christian & returned to Japan to offer "forgiveness" & bring the message of Christianity to that country. He also developed a friendship with the late… Read More