Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1400064163
ISBN 13
9781400064168
Category
Biography, Family Histories, and Memoirs
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Pages
473
Subject
Zamperini, Louis, -- 1917-2014.
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.
Number of Copies
1
