Captured by the Enemy in Shark-Infested Waters

Host
Kyle Thompson
Published
May 26, 2026
Duration
7:17
Captured by the Enemy in Shark-Infested Waters
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Sharks in the water, no drinking water in the raft, and no land for a thousand miles. We start with the true story of Louis Zamparini, shot down in World War II, drifting for weeks in the Pacific, then captured and brutalized in Japanese prison camps. It’s the kind of resilience story that forces you to ask what a human being is made of when everything gets stripped away. But the most surprising part is what happens after he makes it home. The war follows him into the night through terrors, ...

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