Description
This gripping work of narrative nonfiction recounts the extraordinary life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner turned Army Air Forces bombardier whose plane crashes into the Pacific during World War II. Cast adrift on a life raft and later held captive, Zamperini confronts relentless physical danger, deprivation, and psychological cruelty with ingenuity and determination. Moving from athletic ambition to wartime survival and its lasting aftermath, the book explores resilience, courage, endurance, and the possibility of redemption. Richly researched and vividly told, it transforms one man’s ordeal into a powerful portrait of the human spirit under extreme pressure.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Jul 29, 2014
530 pages
ISBN: 9780812974492
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
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Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.