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.

A personal account by a World War II survivor describes his postwar adventures and the wisdom he gleaned from his remarkable experiences.

In this gripping new look at the Pacific War, which draws upon military documents, personal photos and an unpublished memoir provided by his daughter, this captivating true story of an American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese.

When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan.