Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption

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: 9781400064168
ISBN: 1400064163
ISBN: 9780679603757
ISBN: 0679603751
ISBN: 9780812974492
ISBN: 0812974492
ISBN: 9780812987119
ISBN: 081298711X
ISBN: 9780007386642
ISBN: 0007386648
ISBN: 9780008108342
ISBN: 9781448755905
ISBN: 1448755905
Physical Description: print
xviii, 473 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, ©2010.
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Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-457) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The one-boy insurgency -- Run like mad -- The Torrance tornado -- Plundering Germany -- Into war -- The flying coffin -- "This is it, boys" -- "Only the laundry knew how scared I was" -- Five hundred and ninety-four holes -- The stinking six -- "Nobody's going to live through this" -- Downed -- Missing at sea -- Thirst -- Sharks and bullets -- Singing in the clouds -- Typhoon -- A dead body breathing -- Two hundred silent men -- Farting for Hirohito -- Belief -- Plots afoot -- Monster -- Hunted -- B-29 -- Madness -- Falling down -- Enslaved -- Two hundred and twenty punches -- The boiling city -- The naked stampede -- Cascades of pink peaches -- Mother's Day -- The shimmering girl -- Coming undone -- The body on the mountain -- Twisted ropes -- A beckoning whistle -- Daybreak.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 7.7 24 SD Quiz 144668 English non-fiction.
Awards Note:	William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2010

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