Unbroken an extraordinary true story of courage and survival
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.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man?s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and.
"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.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man?s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and."@en
"En una tarde de mayo en 1943, un bombardero Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército se estrelló en el Océano Pacífico y desapareció, dejando sólo una lluvia de escombros y una mancha de aceite, gasolina, y la sangre. A continuación, en la superficie del océano, un rostro apareció - Lt. Louis Zamperini. Capturado por los japoneses y conducido a los límites de la resistencia, Zamperini respondería desesperación con el ingenio; sufrimiento con esperanza, determinación, y el humor."
"En su niñez, Louis Zamperini fue un delincuente incorregible. Ya siendo adolescente, canalizó su rebeldía en las pruebas de pista y campo, y en este afán descubrió que poseía un talento prodigioso que los catapultó a los Juegos Olímpicos de Berlín. Pero cuando comenzó la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el atleta devino aviador y se embarcó en una empresa que lo condujo a un fatídico vuelo una tarde de mayo de 1943. Cuando su bombardero de la Fuerza Aérea se estrelló en el océano Pacífico, contra todo pronóstico, Zamperini sobrevivió y quedó a la deriva en una precaria balsa de náufrago. Frente a Zamperini se desplegaban amenazantes miles de kilómetros de mar abierto, erizado de tiburones, amenazado por la sed y el hambre, por aviones enemigos y, más allá, por una prueba aún mayor. En los límites de su resistencia, Zamperini respondería a la desesperación con ingenio; al sufrimiento con esperanza, determinación y humor; a la brutalidad con rebelión. Su destino, ya sea el triunfo o la tragedia, pendería del raído hilo de su voluntad."
"Louis Zamperini, Sohn italienischer Einwanderer, wird vom jugendlichen Schlitzohr zum Mittelstreckenläufer von Weltrang. Nach seinem fulminanten Schlussspurt beim Finale der Olympischen Spiele in Berlin 1936 beginnt seine Odyssee während des Zweiten Weltkriegs im Pazifik. Er gerät mitten ins Inferno der Gefangenschaft, wo er Folter und Hunger erträgt und überlebt. Laura Hillenbrand, die zurzeit erfolgreichste Sachbuchautorin der USA, erzählt mitreissend und erzeugt eine atemlose Spannung: den Flugzeugabsturz, die 47-tägige Irrfahrt im Schlauchboot durch den Pazifik, den Kampf gegen Haie, die Kriegsgefangenschaft unter einem der grausamsten Verbrecher des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Laura Hillenbrand, geboren am 15. Mai 1967 in Fairfax, Virginia, wuchs auf einer Ranch auf. Während des Studiums erkrankte sie an dem Chronischen-Erschöpfungssyndrom und wandte sich dem Schreiben von Essays und Büchern zu. Ihr erstes Sachbuch über das berühmteste amerikanische Rennpferd "Seabiscuit" wurde zu einem Weltbestseller."
"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."
"In May, 1943, an Army Air Force bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Among the surface debris, gasoline and blood appeared the face of Lt. Louis Zamperini. Zamperini had survived the crash, to face thousands of miles of ocean, with a small raft and no food. He spent forty-seven days adrift, until he was captured by the Japanese and held until the end of the war."
"In boyhood, Louis Zamperini had been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he channelled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war called the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight, a tiny raft, and thousands of miles of open ocean. Adrift on the foundering raft, Zamperini would face sharks, thirst and starvation and enemy aircraft. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity."@en
"In boyhood, Louis Zamperini had been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he channelled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war called the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight, a tiny raft, and thousands of miles of open ocean. Adrift on the foundering raft, Zamperini would face sharks, thirst and starvation and enemy aircraft. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity."
"In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louis Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics.Now he must embark on one of the Second World War's most extraordinary odysseys. Zamperini faces thousands of miles od open ocean on a failing raft. Beyond lieonly greater trials in Japan's prisoner of war camps."
"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 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. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water. He spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war."
"Una tarde de 1943, un bombardero de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos, Louis Zamperini, se estrelló en el Océano Pacifíco. Louis luchaba por alcanzar una balsa y se fué a Japón donde estaba en el infierno más brutal como prisionero de guerra."
"On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Only one crew member survived: a young lieutenant named Louis Zamperini. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War, as Zamperini is driven to the limits of endurance."
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