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

By: Language: English Publication details: New York : Randon Hause trade paperbacks, 2014.Edition: Random House trade paperback editionDescription: xviii, 500 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780812974492 (pbk)
  • 0812974492 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/7252092
LOC classification:
  • D 805 H651un 2014
Contents:
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 sea -- "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 ckoning whistle -- Daybreak.
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-467) and index.

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 sea --
"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 ckoning whistle --
Daybreak.

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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