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Unbroken : a World War II airman's story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand, Laura (Author).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780375435010 (lg. print) :
  • ISBN: 0375435018 (lg. print) :
  • Physical Description: xix, 776 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Large print ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Japan > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th.
Long-distance runners > United States > Biography.
Large type books.
Genre: Large type books.

Available copies

  • 11 of 13 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville LP 940.5472 HILLENBRAND (Text) 33946002495880 Adult Large Print Nonfiction On holds shelf -
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis [18207] ISLM D805.J3 Z364 2010b (Text) 00000105191506 Talking Books Large Type Available -
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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 that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.

    The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

    Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.

    Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

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