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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
The level of research, empathy, detail and compassion in the telling of Louis Zamperini’s story is unlike anything I’ve ever read as a biography.
This is a top 10 book for me. I adored the way Hillenbrand took the time to represent so many other POWs, soldiers and guards and their lived experiences too. This wasn’t just a memoir for a man, but a war, and the internal mental battle of survival despite bleakness and fear.
I read every word of the acknowledgements and the sheer feat of communication, resourcing and writing is a marvel in itself, never mind the way it was finally compiled to deliver this phenomenal story. There aren’t enough words.
This is a top 10 book for me. I adored the way Hillenbrand took the time to represent so many other POWs, soldiers and guards and their lived experiences too. This wasn’t just a memoir for a man, but a war, and the internal mental battle of survival despite bleakness and fear.
I read every word of the acknowledgements and the sheer feat of communication, resourcing and writing is a marvel in itself, never mind the way it was finally compiled to deliver this phenomenal story. There aren’t enough words.