Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is a biography of World War II veteran Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in the Pacific Theater, spent 47 days drifting on a raft, and then survived more than two and a half years ...

Jul 29, 2014 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption. “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—

Feb 2, 2012 · Beautifully narrated by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken tells the moving life story of Louis Zamperini, a young soldier and star runner of the Berlin Olympics, who defies all odds in his struggle to survive war and captivity.

Nov 16, 2010 · Hillenbrand creates vivid descriptions of Louie’s childhood, the Berlin Olympics, the life of an air man in the Pacific, and a Japanese POW camp while also telling the stories of the people around Louie. She also does a superior job of describing a phase of World War II that tends to get overlooked, Japanese war crimes against prisoners.

Author Laura Hillenbrand tells Louie’s story against the backdrop of the war years. Hillenbrand’s book is informed by interviews with numerous veterans and their family members, along with extensive historical research.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER hailed by TIME magazine as the best nonfiction book of the year. One of the longest-running New York Times bestsellers of all time, Unbroken spent more than four years on the Times list in hardcover, fifteen weeks at number one.

Jul 29, 2014 · Laura Hillenbrand’s impressive, inventive Unbroken is six books in one. It starts in the harsh squalor of Depression America and ends with personal renewal at the dawn of the 21st century. This, in a nutshell, is Louie Zamperini’s amazing life.

Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author. Her two bestselling nonfiction books, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001) and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010), have sold over 13 …

After years of spiraling mental illness and alcoholism, as well as Louie’s abusive behavior toward his wife and children, Cynthia brings Louie to a Christian revival meeting where he comes to believe that a benevolent and compassionate God had been watching over him during the war.

This gripping, unforgettable survival epic is lauded as the top nonfiction book of the year and winner of multiple awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography. Perfect for high school readers and lovers of powerful storytelling