Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption /
Hillenbrand, Laura.
Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2010. - xviii, 473 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-457) and index.
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.
9780679603757 (ebook) 9781400064168 (alk. paper)
2010017517
Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th.
Long-distance runners--United States--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
D805.J3 / Z364 2010
940.547252092 B
Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2010. - xviii, 473 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-457) and index.
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.
9780679603757 (ebook) 9781400064168 (alk. paper)
2010017517
Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th.
Long-distance runners--United States--Biography.
Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
D805.J3 / Z364 2010
940.547252092 B