The Resource Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive, Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive, Laura Hillenbrand
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- Summary
- On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane 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. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. defiance into running, discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- pages cm
- Note
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- "Adapted for young adults."
- Original version published: New York : Random House, c2010
- Isbn
- 9780385742511
- Label
- Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive
- Title
- Unbroken
- Title remainder
- an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive
- Statement of responsibility
- Laura Hillenbrand
- Title variation
- Unbroken
- Title variation remainder
- an Olympians journey from airman to castaway to captive
- Subject
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- truePrisoners of war, Japanese
- truePrisoners of war, Japanese -- Biography
- truePrisons
- trueWorld War II
- trueWorld War II -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- trueWorld War II veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Juvenile literature
- Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 -- Juvenile literature
- trueAir warfare
- trueAlcoholic men
- trueCalifornia
- trueCourage in men
- trueDistance runners
- trueDistance runners -- United States
- trueDistance runners -- United States -- Biography
- trueJapan -- History, Military -- 20th century
- trueLife change events
- Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueMilitary campaigns
- Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePacific Area
- Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePrisoners of war, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane 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. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. defiance into running, discovering a supreme talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will
- Award
- Soaring Eagle Book Award (Wyoming), 2016.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10389665
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hillenbrand, Laura
- Dewey number
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- 940.54/7252092
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D805.J3
- LC item number
- Z365 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 7
- 9
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Zamperini, Louis
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1939-1945
- Long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive
- Label
- Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive, Laura Hillenbrand
- Note
-
- "Adapted for young adults."
- Original version published: New York : Random House, c2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn877077908
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9780385742511
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014014794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)877077908
- Label
- Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive, Laura Hillenbrand
- Note
-
- "Adapted for young adults."
- Original version published: New York : Random House, c2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn877077908
- Extent
- pages cm
- Isbn
- 9780385742511
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014014794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
- (OCoLC)877077908
Subject
- truePost-traumatic stress disorder
- truePrisoners of war, American -- Biography
- truePrisoners of war, Japanese
- truePrisoners of war, Japanese -- Biography
- truePrisons
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- trueWorld War II -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Juvenile literature
- Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 -- Juvenile literature
- trueAir warfare
- trueAlcoholic men
- trueCalifornia
- trueCourage in men
- trueDistance runners
- trueDistance runners -- United States
- trueDistance runners -- United States -- Biography
- trueJapan -- History, Military -- 20th century
- trueLife change events
- Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueMilitary campaigns
- Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePacific Area
- Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- truePrisoners of war, American
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- trueWorld War II (Teens)
- trueSoaring Eagle Book Award (Wyoming)
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