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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
"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. 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 odysseys of the Second World War.
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown."
I have not read much about WWII, and what knowledge I have is about the world in Europe. Laura Hillenbrand takes you into WWII over the Pacific. She follows Louie Zamperini's life before, during, and after the war. Wonderfully written, well researched, it captured me (no pun intended) from the very beginning. I could not put the book down.
Hats off to Ms Hillenbrand for this beautifully written account of Louie's life.
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown."
I have not read much about WWII, and what knowledge I have is about the world in Europe. Laura Hillenbrand takes you into WWII over the Pacific. She follows Louie Zamperini's life before, during, and after the war. Wonderfully written, well researched, it captured me (no pun intended) from the very beginning. I could not put the book down.
Hats off to Ms Hillenbrand for this beautifully written account of Louie's life.