Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

English

ISBN: 1400064163

EAN: 9781400064168

Category: History / Military / General/History / Military / United States/History / Military / World War Ii/Biography & Autobiography / Sports/Travel / Essays & Travelogues/

Publisher: Random House, Incorporated

Release Date: 11/16/2010

Synopsis: 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 planes 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 lieutenants name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, hed 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. In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a mans journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. From the Hardcover edition.

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Unbroken : A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.54 inches

Width: 6.28 inches

Length: 9.47 inches

Weight: 28.04 oz

Pages: 496