01864cam a2200361 4500 517218122 TxAuBib 100429s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010017517 9781400064168 alk. paper 1400064163 alk. paper 9780679603757 ebook 0679603751 ebook (OCoLC)613293334 DLC DLC IG# YDXCP UPZ DLC TxAuBib Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2010. xviii, 473 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-457) and index. 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. Zamperini, Louis 1917- United States Army Air Forces Heavy Bombardment Group, 307th. World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area. Prisoners of war United States Biography. Prisoners of war Japan Biography. Long-distance runners United States Biography. TXHSP