| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 473 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-457) and index. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.7 24.0 144668. |
| Subject |
Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th.
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Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption |
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World War Two story of survival, resilience, and redemption |
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WWII story of survival, resilience, and redemption |
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Unbroken |
| ISBN |
9781400064168 (alkaline paper) |
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1400064163 (alkaline paper) |
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