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

Hillenbrand, Laura · New York : Random House, 2010

Publisher
New York : Random House, 2010
Physical description
473 pages
ISBN
0679603751 (ebook);1400064163 (alk. paper);9780679603757 (ebook);9781400064168 (alk. paper)
Dewey classification
940.547252092B
Language
English

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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FieldValue
001Control number21757
003Control number identifierOCoLC
005Date and time of latest transaction5 Dec 2010, 08:30
008Fixed-length data elements101230s2010 nyuab 001 0beng d
010Library of Congress control number2010017517
020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  • 0679603751 (ebook)
  • 1400064163 (alk. paper)
  • 9780679603757 (ebook)
  • 9781400064168 (alk. paper)
041Language codeeng
043Geographic area coden-us--- p------
050Library of Congress call numberD805.J3 Z364 2010
082Dewey Decimal call number940.547252092B 940.547252092B 22
100Main entry – personal nameHillenbrand, Laura.
245Title statementUnbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption / Laura Hillenbrand.
250Edition statement1st ed.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)New York : Random House, 2010
300Physical descriptionxviii, 473 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
504Bibliography, etc. noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [407]-457) and index.
520Summary, etc.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.
600Subject added entry – personal nameZamperini, Louis, 1917-
610Subject added entry – corporate nameUnited States. Army Air Forces. Heavy Bombardment Group, 307th.
650Subject added entry – topical term
  • Long-distance runners--United States--Biography.
  • Prisoners of war--Japan--Biography.
  • Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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