Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400064168
- ISBN: 9780812987119
- ISBN: 1400064163
- ISBN: 9780812974492
- Physical Description: xviii, 473 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-457) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part I -- 1 One-Boy Insurgency 3 -- 2 Run Like Mad 13 -- 3 Torrance Tornado 20 -- 4 Plundering Germany 29 -- 5 Into War 40 -- Part II -- 6 Flying Coffin 55 -- 7 "This Is It, Boys" 71 -- 8 "Only the Laundry Knew How Scared I Was" 82 -- 9 Five Hundred and Ninety-four Holes 95 -- 10 Stinking Six 109 -- 11 "Nobody's Going to Live Through This" 119 -- Part III -- 12 Downed 131 -- 13 Missing at Sea 137 -- 14 Thirst 147 -- 15 Sharks and Bullets 160 -- 16 Singing in the Clouds 167 -- 17 Typhoon 176 -- Part IV -- 18 A Dead Body Breathing 185 -- 19 Two Hundred Silent Men 195 -- 20 Farting for Hirohito 206 -- 21 Belief 219 -- 22 Plots Afoot 227 -- 23 Monster 236 -- 24 Hunted 245 -- 25 B-29 254 -- 26 Madness 265 -- 27 Falling Down 276 -- 28 Enslaved 282 -- 29 Two Hundred and Twenty Punches 292 -- 30 Boiling City 300 -- 31 Naked Stampede 307 -- 32 Cascades of Pink Peaches 315 -- 33 Mother's Day 326 -- Part V -- 34 Shimmering Girl 341 -- 35 Coming Undone 353 -- 36 Body on the Mountain 362 -- 37 Twisted Ropes 370 -- 38 A Beckoning Whistle 375 -- 39 Daybreak 384.
- Target Audience Note:
- Adult Follett Library Resources1010L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.7 24 144668.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 940.54 HIL (Text) | 37810435013122 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
