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

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Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillenbrand, Laura
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
Edition:Random House trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
Zamperini, Louis, > 1917-2014.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Bombardment Group, 307th.
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.
Long-distance runners > United States > Biography.
Long-distance runners.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Prisoners of war.
Japan.
Pacific Area.
United States.
1939-1945
Biographies.
Description
Summary:Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, 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.
Physical Description:xviii, 500 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-467) and index.
ISBN:9780812987119
081298711X
9780812974492
0812974492
9780606355988
0606355987