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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; it was 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. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water. He spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war
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Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Unbroken
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Laura Hillenbrand
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 473
- ISBN10
- 1400064163
- ISBN13
- 9781400064168
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Christian Themes, Creative Nonfiction, USA, Military Fiction, Wars, World War II, Faith, Adapted for Film, Violence, Christian Life, Based on True Events, Hatred, Concentration camps, Forgiveness, Captivity, Prisoners of War, Pacific Ocean
- First published
- 2010
- Original title
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- 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; it was 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. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water. He spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war